So sorry for your loss, Joan. ....but at least you have the comfort of knowing that the two of you lived a good long happy life together.. In NYS at the time we only had to be 18 to get married without consent. I was 19 but looked much younger. He was 21 and just out of the service. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Martin" <jbmart51@earthlink.net> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] marriage license > Hi, Maureen! Just the opporite happened to me. I was 6 months older than > my husband and the Clerk of the town told him she was real sorry, but he > would have to go home and get his mother to sign that he was old enough to > marry me. I was 21 and he was only 20. > Oh well, it lasted for 55 years anyway, I THINK he was happy that we made > it that far! He's only been gone 6 months yesterday. I miss him so much. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "quillpen1" <quillpen1@optonline.net> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:25 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] marriage license > > > > Hi Joy, > > > > I don't know about "early 1900s" but when I got married in the fifties > I > was > > required to prove my age when obtaining the license because I looked so > > young. > > > > My husband- to- be did not have to show proof of age and when asked his > > parents names gave the wrong maiden for his mother. She had died when > he > was > > 2 yrs old so it was an honest mistake. When I joined DAR, I had to sign > a > > form because of that error even though it wasn't MY family. > > > > My best girlfriend who was underage was NOT required to submit proof of > age > > because she didn't look underage. > > > > Maureen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joy McMillan" <joygrl_203@yahoo.com> > > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:31 PM > > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] marriage license > > > > > >> Does anyone know if it was a requirement to show a birth certificate > when > >> you applied for a marriage license in the early 1900's? I am trying to > >> figure out if the parents names provided was guess work or came > directly > >> from their birth certificate. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Joy > >> > >> Joy McMillan <joygrl_203@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> It would be great to get this issue settled. My mother and I have had > >> nothing but returned checks and the run around from Yonkers. Thanks > for > >> taking an interest. > >> > >> Joy > >> > >> Cliff Lamere wrote: > >> I phoned Yonkers twice yesterday to see what they said about the need > to > >> prove your identity by providing a driver's license. The information > >> that I was given was conflicting, so I spoke with the Registrar today. > >> She agreed with the need to provide a drivers license or photo ID in > >> order to get either a genealogy or certified certificate. I believe > she > >> is wrong. I told her that I have bought hundreds of them from the > state > >> and was never asked to provide any such proof. The Registrar told me > >> that another genealogist had raised the same question in the past and > >> that she had phoned Albany to confirmed that what Yonkers was doing > was > >> correct, as well as required by the state. > >> > >> She said that she had a general information form from the state, on > the > >> back of which it stated the requirements. She told me that even a paid > >> researcher who wanted to get a certificate for a client would need to > >> get a release from their client in order to get it. I will receive the > >> general form in the mail soon, so that I can read the requirements for > >> myself. Something is wrong, but I can't tell what by the information > >> that I received over the phone. More later. > >> > >> Cliff Lamere > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> *************************************** > >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > >> *************************************** > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------- > >> Don't pick lemons. > >> See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! 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Thank you Maureen. I still have our children and grandchildren to remember him by. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "quillpen1" <quillpen1@optonline.net> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] marriage license > So sorry for your loss, Joan. ....but at least you have the comfort of > knowing that the two of you lived a good long happy life together.. > > In NYS at the time we only had to be 18 to get married without consent. I > was 19 but looked much younger. He was 21 and just out of the service. > > Maureen > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Martin" <jbmart51@earthlink.net> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:35 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] marriage license > > >> Hi, Maureen! Just the opporite happened to me. I was 6 months older than >> my husband and the Clerk of the town told him she was real sorry, but he >> would have to go home and get his mother to sign that he was old enough to >> marry me. I was 21 and he was only 20. >> Oh well, it lasted for 55 years anyway, I THINK he was happy that we made >> it that far! He's only been gone 6 months yesterday. I miss him so much. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "quillpen1" <quillpen1@optonline.net> >> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:25 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] marriage license >> >> >> > Hi Joy, >> > >> > I don't know about "early 1900s" but when I got married in the fifties >> I >> was >> > required to prove my age when obtaining the license because I looked so >> > young. >> > >> > My husband- to- be did not have to show proof of age and when asked his >> > parents names gave the wrong maiden for his mother. She had died when >> he >> was >> > 2 yrs old so it was an honest mistake. When I joined DAR, I had to sign >> a >> > form because of that error even though it wasn't MY family. >> > >> > My best girlfriend who was underage was NOT required to submit proof of >> age >> > because she didn't look underage. >> > >> > Maureen >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Joy McMillan" <joygrl_203@yahoo.com> >> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:31 PM >> > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] marriage license >> > >> > >> >> Does anyone know if it was a requirement to show a birth certificate >> when >> >> you applied for a marriage license in the early 1900's? I am trying to >> >> figure out if the parents names provided was guess work or came >> directly >> >> from their birth certificate. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Joy >> >> >> >> Joy McMillan <joygrl_203@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> It would be great to get this issue settled. My mother and I have had >> >> nothing but returned checks and the run around from Yonkers. Thanks >> for >> >> taking an interest. >> >> >> >> Joy >> >> >> >> Cliff Lamere wrote: >> >> I phoned Yonkers twice yesterday to see what they said about the need >> to >> >> prove your identity by providing a driver's license. The information >> >> that I was given was conflicting, so I spoke with the Registrar today. >> >> She agreed with the need to provide a drivers license or photo ID in >> >> order to get either a genealogy or certified certificate. I believe >> she >> >> is wrong. I told her that I have bought hundreds of them from the >> state >> >> and was never asked to provide any such proof. The Registrar told me >> >> that another genealogist had raised the same question in the past and >> >> that she had phoned Albany to confirmed that what Yonkers was doing >> was >> >> correct, as well as required by the state. >> >> >> >> She said that she had a general information form from the state, on >> the >> >> back of which it stated the requirements. She told me that even a paid >> >> researcher who wanted to get a certificate for a client would need to >> >> get a release from their client in order to get it. I will receive the >> >> general form in the mail soon, so that I can read the requirements for >> >> myself. Something is wrong, but I can't tell what by the information >> >> that I received over the phone. More later. >> >> >> >> Cliff Lamere >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *************************************** >> >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> >> *************************************** >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> >> Don't pick lemons. >> >> See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! 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