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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 116
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (11th Circuit : Dade County)
Title, Dates: Marriage records, 1840-1917.
Amount: 1.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: By record type.
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Biographical/Historical:     Dade County was created by an act (No. 19, Acts) of the Legislative Council on February 4, 1836.  It was formed from a portion of Monroe County.  Dade County boundaries were changed twice.  Palm Beach County was formed from Dade County in 1909 by an act (Ch. 5970, Laws) of the State Legislature.  Broward County was created by an act (Ch. 6934, Laws) of the State Legislature in 1915 from territory that had comprised Dade and Palm Beach counties.  The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     The series consists of a microfilm copy of the marriage records of Dade County, Florida from 1840 to 1917.  The series includes marriage record books (1887-1892; 1905-1911), marriage registers (1889-1911), and indexes to marriage records (1889-1917).  Marriage record books document when the couple applied for the marriage license, when they were married, and who performed the ceremony. The marriage registers consist of a chronological listing of marriages from 1889 to 1911 and include the names of the bride and groom, race, who performed the ceremony, the ages of the bride and groom, and the date they were married.  What is labeled as Marriage Record Book 1 or A (1840-1885) actually contains a variety of records recorded by the County Clerk including some marriages.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County.  Office of the Clerk.  Miami, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Marriage records Florida --Dade County
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Dade County (Fla.)
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