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Genealogy searches become more and more popular with every passing day. Part of the reason is how easily free public records can be obtained these days. Current and even past history can be available within minutes without the need to travel long distances to look in obscure records and archives.

What exactly is a Marriage License?
A Marriage license is in fact, a legal and official document that is used to record a wedding between two consensual adults. The document itself is always accompanied by the signature of both spouses as well as the official that certified the marriage. The public official is also responsible for the archiving of the wedding archives. The marriage license contains the name of both individuals before the marriage, their place of residence, the date as well as the county, state or region where the marriage took place. This information is invaluable for any genealogy research as it enables the researcher to unlock even more information about the people he is investigating.

A Marriage License is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
Marriage license is only the beginning of your journey into the past. In addition to providing information regarding the happy couple, the license may also give information that leads to other records. Once you have obtained the marriage records you can find information that will lead you to other places, for example, after obtaining the original name of both spouses, you can look into their birth records. In addition, some marriage records include additional titles regarding names, such as military ranks, knighthoods or doctorates. As a result one could start looking into these records in order to gain additional information. Not only that, but you can also use this information in order to look into property records, medical records, census records and so forth.
 
     
   
 
 

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