>From: "Linisa Potter" <linisap@hotmail.com> >To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Marriage Intention Question >Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 06:18:56 -0400 > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Linisa Potter >Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 6:21 AM >To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Marriage Intention Question > > >Intentions (1st date) of marriage have to be filed at least three days >before the license (2nd date) can be issued and a certificate (3rd date) >will be issued a few days after the marriage is performed, especially when >a copy of the license is requested. This practice still goes on, in Maine >at least, today. My son just got married in March. > >Hope this helps! > >Linisa > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Newell Hall >Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:28 PM >To: MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Marriage Intention Question > > >I have copies of marriage intentions from a town in ME recorded on forms >specifically designed to record marriage intentions from Thomas B Mosher, >Stationer, Portland ME. > >The town clerk entered the date that the marriage intention was recorded >(say April 12, 1892) on the form where indicated, another date that the >"certificate" was issued (say 16 April 1892) on the form where indicated, >but the marriage is recorded at the Maine State Archives on yet a third >date >(April 17, 1892). > >Does anyone understand the meaning/significance of the 3 different dates? >Does "certificate" mean marriage certificate? Is the date of recording the >same as the intention date" or is the "intention date" the date the >"certificate" was issued? > >Newell C. Hall<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at ><a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p><br >clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a >href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com