Michigan Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

= Michigan Marriage Records  =



How To Use This Record
Marriage records are the best source for validating the date and place of marriage. They are also one of the best sources of individual information. The age listed can be used to determine birth dates. The place of residence and occupation lead you to other records that may have information on parents and siblings.

Why This Record Was Created
Counties in Michigan recorded marriages to safeguard the interests of the wife and other legal heirs.

Record History
An 1805 law required registration of marriages with the clerk of the local district court. In 1867 an additional law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar.

Record Description
Marriage records were handwritten on preprinted pages with multiple entries to a page

How To Use This Record
Marriage records are the best source for validating the date and place of marriage. They are also one of the best sources of individual information. The age listed can be used to determine birth dates. The place of residence and occupation lead you to other records that may have information on parents and siblings.

Why This Record Was Created
Counties in Michigan recorded marriages to safeguard the interests of the wife and other legal heirs.

Record History
An 1805 law required registration of marriages with the clerk of the local district court. In 1867 an additional law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar.

Record Description
Marriage records were handwritten on preprinted pages with multiple entries to a page