State law required that a person's age be 21, otherwise consent of either a parent or a guardian was required. However, I have seen a few exceptions that have slipped by. One was because both parents were deceased and no guardian had ever been appointed, but it should say that on the license. -----Original Message----- From: RobinVanM@aol.com <RobinVanM@aol.com> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:25 PM Subject: [PA-LAC] Permissible Age for Marriage >Does anyone know how old a woman had to be to get married in Lackawanna >County without her parents' permission in 1892? My grandfather emigrated >from a tiny village in Hungary to Scranton in 1891. I assumed he got settled >and sent back to the village for the woman who became his first wife. She >arrived May 2, 1892 when she was 16 but it appears they didn't marry until >June 6, 1893 I have her church birth record, her ship record, and their >marriage license). The only reason for the delay in their getting married >that I can think of is her age. > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Subscribers -- Off topic postings (particularly political, advertising, or just plain rude) >AND responses on the list are grounds for being Unsubscribed >Please forward any offending email to <mailto:pieroth@ix.netcom.com> >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >