Marriage certificate question
I was trying to search for a marriage certificate for one of the people in my tree but could not find anything. This lead me to coming here to ask for historical help. I am looking for a marriage certificate with William Newton 1765-1814 who married Francis Harris. If someone is able to help me aquire this I will greatly appreciate it.
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A few days ago I asked a question but want to rephrase it. I am trying to aquire documents so I can obtain valid documentation that could get me enrolled in a native american tribe. I am a high school student who that needs assistance. All I need is a couple of documents that will prove that William Newton Sr 1765-1814 who married Francis Harris had a son named William Newton Jr 1788-1880. The forms of documentation that would help me the most is a marriage certificate that took place February 28th, 1792 which shows date on screenshot. Other documents that could help is a death certificate of William Sr or a birth certificate of William Jr. I tried to find them myself but could not on Family Search, perhaps somewhere else? If anyone is able to assist with this matter, that will be appreciated. Thank you.
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One of the best go-to sites is The Family History Guide. Here is the Native American research link.
Also try the FamilySearch Wiki.
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Hello I have a mystery to solve if anyone is up for the challenge. It involves finding documents. What I need is documents that William Newton Sr 1765-1814 who married Francis Harris had a son named William Newton Jr 1788-1880. The forms of documentation that would help me the most is a marriage certificate that took place February 28th, 1792 which shows date on screenshot below. If unable to find that marriage certificate other legal forms would help such as birth and death. I tried to find them myself but could not on Family Search or wiki pages. If anyone is able to share these documents to me, I will appreciate it!
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Posting the same question multiple times is contrary to guidelines. https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/150173/finding-family-history-documents#latest and https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/150074/marriage-certificate-question#latest
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I didn't know that I apologize. I posted it again because my question was not answered the first time. The second time all that the person gave was a guide to help me find it, which I have already tried myself. Sorry for going against guidelines, I guess I will have to get my answer elsewhere. Sorry to waste other's time. I won't bother others again. Thank you for informing me of the rules.
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This does not help me. Thank you for trying to help.
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@Trevor 2365, a suggestion: when the basic reaction to your question is that a continent to start with might be useful, people will understandably not be motivated to look at it further. Asking it again doesn't change that. What would help is knowing everything that you do. Make it easier for people to help you, rather than forcing them to re-do the work that you've already done.
Also keep in mind that nobody can conjure up the right record out of thin air. We're all working on the same internet with the same historical records. Yes, some people have different subscriptions that allow them to access different materials, but it's not magic: if nobody kept marriage records in the right time and place, then nothing a researcher does is going to turn them up.
That said, that 1792 date is awfully specific, it must have come from somewhere. The contributor entered it in 2017, so who knows if a message using FS's internal messaging would have any reply, but it's free to try....
(Also, I see that a different user subsequently used that exact same date for a different marriage of the same man, to a different woman. So there's much research to be done here yet.)
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I strongly suggest you spend some time in the FamilySearch Wiki learning what records were kept in the time you are researching. Very few Southern US locations kept vital records in that time.
You might also consider joining the Southern States Research Group.
FamilySearch also offers many free webinars to help researchers learn about how and where to research.
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There is also a group for First Nations of North America https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/78-first-nations-of-north-america
mod note- all discussions on the same topic were merged here.
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Thank you, @Maile L
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