I need to find the marriage record of two people who came from Germany and Switzerland, who had their first child allegedly in Pennsylvania around 1835, and who lived in Lower Swatara Township, possibly in Highspire, by the 1840 census. Is tehre any database where the marriage would be listed, or do I request a search from the Pennsylvania Health Department, or what? Noone really knows what church they attended, but it may ahve been some really radical Evangelical sect. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernut24@yahoo.com

At that time, marriage records were only kept by the church in which they were married. State records didn't start until the late 1800's. George F. Nagle Afrolumens Project Editor www.afrolumens.org -----Original Message----- From: padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dora Smith Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 4:44 PM To: PADAUPHI@rootsweb.com Subject: [PADAUPHI] What is teh best way to search for a marriage probablyaround 1834, possibly in Dauphin County? I need to find the marriage record of two people who came from Germany and Switzerland, who had their first child allegedly in Pennsylvania around 1835, and who lived in Lower Swatara Township, possibly in Highspire, by the 1840 census. Is tehre any database where the marriage would be listed, or do I request a search from the Pennsylvania Health Department, or what? Noone really knows what church they attended, but it may ahve been some really radical Evangelical sect. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernut24@yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message