I host a St. Clair County Marriages & Deaths website. The marriages listed are from the actual records from the county clerk. What I found curious was just how many bride and grooms came from Macomb County and across the river from Ontario, Canada. So, if you are looking for American marriages in Canada, don't discount Sarnia, Ontario as a likely place. Suzette Ralph Brandi wrote: > At 8:17 AM -0400 4/19/01, Phil & Kathy Campbell wrote: > >Hi Ralph Brandi, > > > >My grandparents met in Flint, Genesee Co., MI in 1912; but for some reason, > >went over to Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario just to get married. I've never > >actually checked to see what the requirements were at the time there; but in > >this case, a quick marriage with less requirements sounds like a good > >explanation. > > That thought had occurred to me, that perhaps Canada was a likely suspect. > Looking through the LDS online catalog, I see that marriages in Canada were > recorded in a province-wide index, so it looks like that's where I'll look > (rather than having to limit myself just to Windsor). Thanks for the > suggestion. > > Ralph > > > I've been reading about "Gretna Green" marriage mills (named after a town > > in Scotland that catered to English people who wanted to marry quickly) > > that married all comers with few questions asked. Does anyone know of any > > such towns or counties near Michigan that would qualify for such a > > designation in around 1910-1912? I looked through the list archives on > > Rootsweb and didn't find anything about this.