Marriages Published in the Christian Intelligencer of the Reformed Dutch Church From 1830 to 1871

In 1830 the Association of Members of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York City began publishing the Christian Intelligencer . From 1830 to 1871 the paper published announcements of marriages performed by ministers of this faith in this country and elsewhere. Many marriages of other denominations reported by readers were also published. In many cases, these announcements are the only known record of marriage. It was not required by law to keep marriage records during this time and many of the church records have been lost or destroyed.

This database represents ten volumes of marriage records compiled and edited by Ray C. Sawyer in 1931. Seven volumes of death notices from the Intelligencer will be added to our databases at a later date.

The original text is part of the R. Stanton Avery Collections, call number MSS NY 60 24.

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