There are no official or government marriage records before 1 July 1860 in Philadelphia. Marriages before that date must be obtained from other sources: church records, deeds, wills, published genealogies, etc. Philadelphia Research In a message dated 3/22/2006 9:49:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, j_mcconville2002@yahoo.com writes: What about marriages before the period of 1860? Judy PhilaResearch@aol.com wrote: Marriages from 1 July 1860 to 30 June 1915 are obtained from the Philadelphia City Archives. Philadelphia Research