Dear Friends, Here are the details about those divorce papers included with a marriage license application. This also clarifies that wife #2 had to be aware of her husband's previous marriage. Harry's second marriage lasted a lifetime. Dramatis Personae Groom = Harry Bride1 = Fanny, defendant in divorce Bride 2 = Sarah. Italian Catholic Dec. 1926, Brooklyn: Harry and Sarah applied for a Marriage License* at Brooklyn City Hall and were civilly married there the same day. June 1927, Manhattan: Harry and Sarah married at Transfiguration Church, 29 Mott Street#, NY, NY * Harry's divorce papers from Fanny were included in the Marriage License #2 packet. # Transfiguration is a short walk from the Brooklyn Bridge. June 1921, Queens: Harry married Fanny. April 1923: Harry filed for divorce based upon arriving home from work at 1am and discovering a strange man in his home, presumably with his wife. April 1924: Final Divorce Decree "because of the adultery of the defendant." ................................................................................... From: VLB <vlbcfb@yahoo.com> Wow--interesting. Can you share any of the story without invading anyone's privacy? Virginia ...................................................................................................... From: mizscarlettny via <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> While searching for a 1926 NYC Marriage License at the NYC Municipal Archives last week, the luck of the Irish was with me. The three-page license was accompanied by the groom's news-making divorce papers, from his first marriage!