Isn't that ceremony usually referred to as a "Solemnization"? You either could make a fact for that or list it in marriage notes: "The marriage was solemnized on --------- at ---------------" giving the church name, etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Wells" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [FO] marriage event question > There is no correct answer, but let me ask you a question. > > How many divorces would it take to dissolve the marriage? I suspect only one > since the second marriage was only a cermony and probably did not have the > legal paperwork. > > Regardless of how you record it, for clarification and completeness, use the > marriage notes to add this supplemental information. > > Dick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Chapman" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 6:26 AM > Subject: [FO] marriage event question > > > > This is not a Family Origins problem, but a request for a solution to a > > "minor" problem I have with a marriage event. > > > > Our son eloped last year and of course we entered the data of his civil > > marriage, which is the actual date of his marriage. > > > > However, he and his wife have now had religious ceremony. > > Can anyone suggest how to handle this in FO 10? I doesn't seem logical, > > to me anyway, to list two "marriage" events. Or is it? with a note that > > the 2nd event was the religious ceremony. > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > -- > > John Chapman > > "THESE are the times that try men's souls.." Thomas Paine 1776 > > > > Home Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~johnjay/ > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > > PLEASE remove as much of the Original Message as possible when replying > to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original message important > to your reply. > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > The Genealogical Companion http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2399/tgc.htm > Browsable Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/family-origins-users/ >