Thanks Patty. What I am trying to find is the record of a marriage between Franziska Schmitt and Jacob Frey that took place between 1874 and 1877 when their first child was born. I do not know if they were married in Brooklyn or in Long Island City. The groom lived in LIC but I have no idea where the bride lived. Brooklyn is a possibility as that is where their children were born....actually in Greenpoint. I am searching for this to confirm her parents names. Franziskas death in 1890 was found on a register and no information is given on her parents. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I am beginning to receive negative responses from the Catholic Churches I wrote to but have not heard back from the Municipal Archives. Do you know if there is a grooms index for Brooklyn? Elizabeth V. Cardinal evc1369@comcast.net