Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954

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The collection consists of an index and images to Delaware statewide marriage records. The certificates are arranged by year then by certificate number. State registration of marriages began in 1847 as the recorder of deeds for each county began to send copies of marriages to the secretary of the State Board of Health. Vital registration was generally complied with after 1913 when the central Bureau of Vital Statistics was established according to state law, which required registration of vital records.

The following example is a great example of these records. The 1929 marriage of Dr. Sydney Schagrin and Bessie Cohen.