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    1. [BKLYN] divorce records, general Q
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    3. This is a follow-up to the previous question (that also didn't make it through earlier). The woman my great great uncle married in 1904 in Manhattan was a divorcee. (That a Sicilian woman obtained a divorce in the late 1800s/ early 1900s...it really blows my mind.) It said on their marriage certificate that her first marriage was 'divorced in her favor.' It doesn't say when she was divorced. So...anyone know what 'divorced in her favor' could mean? (I would think he would have to have been a serial killer, or something. I can't easily picture a divorce in that culture at that time.) Anyone know where I could find divorce records? She also divorced my great great uncle, sometime between 1910 and 1918. No idea when, where, why, etc. It would be nice if all the divorce records for the whole state between 1890 and 1920 were in one spot, with an online index. I don't suppose that's the likely scenario, but I could hope. Does anyone know anything about NYC divorce records? T.

    12/05/2008 10:48:02