At 07:52 PM 8/1/00 -0400, you wrote: > >I am trying to locate the parents of Abraham LAKE. He was born in NJ >in 1796 and went to Susquehanna Co, Pa with his family around 1855. >He married first Susan GARRISON circa 1818 in NJ. Susan died in Pa >in 1861. > >After Susan died Abraham remarried Lydia M (CANFIELD) ESTES on 24 Jul 1865 >in Rush Twp, Susquehanna Co, Pa. I'm sure that was prior to marriages >being officially recorded in Pa. But I'm wondering if anyone has access >to, or knows of, marriage bonds or some other means to locate any info >pertaining to a couple who were married in that time period in Pa? >I'm hoping that Abraham's parents' names may be recorded in some form >pertaining to his marriage to Lydia. > >Thanks for any help. > > >Newspapers are on microfilm starting 1816 in Susquehanna Historical Society. They may have a marriage for that year. mj >From Cemetery to Tree My Pennsylvania Roots http://home.stny.rr.com/brown/index.htm Researching: Brown, Wilmarth, Tewksbury, Tiffany, Squires, Perry and others.