(This page's most recent update is
July 2024)
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One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, many indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage licenses, bonds, certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the marriage documents. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include marriage information that is not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Marriage Information.
The lists below are specific marriage indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Pennsylvania.
Note: Some links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
Pennsylvania Marriage Records
- Adams County Birth, Marriage, & Death Record (Transcripts) 1852-1855
- Adams County Marriage Dockets, 1885-1950
- Adams County, Marriage Indexes
- Adams County, Marriages
- Allegheny County Marriage License Dockets 1885-1905, 1937-1950 Index 1885-1925
- Allegheny County, Marriage Indexes
- Allegheny County, Marriages
- Armstrong County Marriages
- Armstrong County Marriage Licenses, 1885-1916
- Bangor Marriages 1872-2002
- Beaver County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916
- Beaver County Registration of Marriages, 1852-1854
- Beaver County, Marriage Indexes
- Beaver County, Marriage Records, 1887-1972
- Beaver County, Marriages
- Bedford County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1963
- Bedford County, Marriage Indexes
- Bedford County, Marriages
- Bensalem Township, Bucks County Register of Marriages performed by Lewis Swift, Justice of the Peace 1835-1839
- Berks County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
- Berks County Church Records
- Berks County Marriages performed by the Rev. Henry Dieffenbach 1807-1825; Marriages by the Rev. John William Boas 1771-1810
- Berks County Marriage Dockets, 1885-1909
- Berks County, Marriage Indexes
- Berks County, Marriages
- Blair County Marriage Applications
- Blair County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916; Marriage License Index, 1885-1980
- Blair County, Marriage Indexes
- Blair County, Marriages
- Bradford County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916
- Bradford County, Pioneer and Patriot Families, 1770-1826; including History (1615-1840), Marriages (1776-1850)
- Bucks County Birth, Baptism, Death, and Marriage Indexes
- Bucks County Church Records
- Bucks County Intelligencer Marriage Notices, 1804-1860
- Bucks County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1906; Index to Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1946
- Bucks County Register of Births, 1852-1854, Marriages, 1852-1869; Indexes to Births, 1852, Marriages, 1852-1869
- Bucks County, Marriage Indexes
- Butler County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1906; Indexes to Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1913
- Butler County, Marriages
- Cambria County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916; Marriage License Index, 1885-1949
- Cambria County, Marriage Indexes
- Cambria County, Marriage Licenses and Records, 1885-2025
- Cambria County, Marriage Notice Index, 1886-2012
- Cambria County, Marriages
- Cameron County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1919
- Cameron County, Pennsylvania Marriage Index
- Carbon County Marriage Dockets, 1885-1917; Index to Marriages, 1885-1954
- Central Pennsylvania Marriages, 1700-1896
- Centre County, Marriage Indexes
- Centre County, Marriages
- Chester County Court Records including Marriages 1792-1796
- Chester County Marriages, 1822-1866, by John W. Thomas Justice of the Peace
- Chester County Birth, Death, and Marriage Indexes
- Chester County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1852-1893
- Chester County Marriage Records, 1885-1967
- Chester County Marriages 1811-1862
- Chester County Marriages from Thomas W. Cheyney’s Docket, 1779-1805,
- Chester County Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1855
- Chester County, Marriage Indexes
- Chester County, Marriages
- Chester County, Marriages 1802-1878
- Chester County, Record of Marriages from American Republican, 1815-1845
- Chester County, Marriages, 1737-1907
- Clarion County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916
- Clearfield County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916
- Clearfield County, Marriage Indexes
- Clearfield County, Registration of Marriages, 1852-1878
- Clinton County Certificates of Birth, 1853, Marriages, 1852-1855, Deaths, 1853-1855
- Clinton County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1906
- Clinton County, Marriage Indexes
- Columbia County Births, Baptisms, Deaths, and Marriages
- Columbia County Marriages
- Columbia County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1907
- Columbia County, Marriages
- Crawford County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1907; Index to Marriage Licenses, 1885-1951
- Crawford County Records of Marriages and Deaths, 1852-1854
- Cumberland County Church Records
- Cumberland County Marriages, 1761-1800
- Cumberland County Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1855
- Cumberland County Registration of Marriages, 1886-1930
- Cumberland County Returns of Marriage, 1852-1855
- Cumberland County, Marriages
- Dauphin County Church Records
- Dauphin County Marriage License Dockets 1885-1950; Indexes, 1885-1992
- Dauphin County Marriage License Dockets, 1852-1855
- Dauphin County, Marriage Indexes
- Dauphin County, Marriages
- Delaware County Birth and Marriage Indexes
- Delaware County Church Records
- Delaware County Marriage License Applications and Certificates, 1906-1915
- Delaware County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1907
- Delaware County Vital Statistics 1852-1854
- Delaware County, Marriage Indexes
- Early Vital Records of Pennsylvania, Part 1
- Early Vital Records of Pennsylvania, Part 2
- Easton Vital Records of Easton (1888-1907) and South Easton (1893-1898)
- Elk County Marriage License Docket, 1885-1916
- Elk County Marriage Records, 1853-1854
- Erie County Marriage License 1885-1950; Index, 1885-1968
- Erie County, Marriage Indexes
- Fayette County Marriages
- Fayette County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916
- Fayette County Marriages and Deaths, 1852-1855
- Fayette County, Marriage Indexes
- Fayette County, Marriages
- Forest County Marriage Index
- Forest County Marriage Licenses, 1885-1928
- Franklin County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1963
- Franklin County, Marriage Indexes
- Franklin County, Marriages
- Fulton County Marriage Registers, 1852-1854, Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1963
- Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Marriage Certificates 1680-1819
- Greene County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Greene County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916; Index to Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1976
- Greene County Marriage Records of Justices of the Peace, 1841-1895
- Greene County, Marriages
- Harrisburg Newspaper Index – Marriages and Deaths
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989
- Huntingdon County Marriages
- Huntingdon County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1907
- Huntingdon County Marriages and Deaths, 1852-1854, Births, 1852-1853
- Huntingdon County, Marriage Indexes
- Huntingdon County, Marriage Records, 1907-1951
- Huntingdon County, Marriages
- Indiana County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916; Index to Marriages, 1885-1979
- Indiana County, Marriage Indexes
- Jefferson County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916
- Jefferson County Registration of Marriages, 1852-1855
- Jefferson County, Marriage Indexes
- Jefferson County, Marriages
- Juniata County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1911
- Juniata County, Marriage Indexes
- Lackawanna County Marriage License Dockets 1926-1951; Indexes 1915-1958
- Lackawanna County Marriages 1885 –
- Lackawanna County, Marriages
- Lancaster County Marriage License Dockets 1885-1906; Indexes, 1885-1936
- Lancaster County Marriages
- Lancaster County Vital Records Indexes
- Lancaster County Registration of Marriages, 1852-1855; Index to Marriages, 1852-1854
- Lancaster County, Marriage Indexes
- Lancaster County, Marriages
- Lancaster Marriage Licenses 1791-1799
- Lancaster Marriage Licenses 1791-1799
- Lancaster Marriage Licenses 1791-1799
- Lawrence County Applications for Marriage Licenses, 1885-1916 Index, 1885-1918
- Lawrence County, Marriage Indexes
- Lawrence County, Marriages
- Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1850-2010
- Lebanon County Church Records
- Lebanon County Marriage Records, 1885-1949
- Lebanon County Marriages, 1852-1855; Births, 1853-1855; Deaths, 1905-1906, 1852-1855
- Lebanon County, Marriage Indexes
- Lebanon County, Marriage Records, Wedding Announcements, 1948-2009
- Lebanon County, Marriages
- Lebanon, Record of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
- Lehigh County Church Records
- Lehigh County Marriage Index, 1853-1855
- Lehigh County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1951; Index 1885-1961
- Lehigh County, Marriage Indexes
- Lehigh County, Marriage and Death File, 1810-1911
- Luzerne County Church Records
- Luzerne County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1950
- Luzerne County, Marriage Indexes
- Luzerne County, Marriages
- Lycoming & Tioga Counties Marriages, Deaths, etc.
- Lycoming County, Marriages
- Lycoming Marriage Indexes (click on next at bottom of each page)
- Marshalton Marriages by Moses Marshall, 1796-1837
- McKean County Deaths and Marriages
- McKean County Marriage License Applications, 1885-1916
- McKean County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1918
- McKean County, Marriage Indexes
- Mercer County Marriages 1885-87
- Mercer County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1917
- Mercer County, Marriage Indexes
- Mifflin County Methodist Marriages
- Mifflin County, Marriage Indexes
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Monroe County, Marriage Indexes
- Montgomery County Church Records
- Montgomery County Marriage Index
- Montgomery County Marriage License Docket, 1885-1906; Index, 1885-1973
- Montgomery County Marriage License Docket, 1885-1906; Index, 1885-1973
- Montgomery County Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1855
- Montour County Marriage License Dockets and Index, 1885-1909
- Montour County, Marriage Indexes
- Montour County, Marriages
- New Castle Public Library Marriage & Obituary Database
- Northampton County Church Records
- Northampton County Registration of Marriages, 1852-1854; Marriage License Docket, 1885-1907
- Northampton County, Marriage Indexes
- Northampton County, Marriages
- Northumberland County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1907, and Indexes
- Northumberland County, Marriage Indexes
- Northumberland County, Marriages
- Oil City Record of Births (1882-1909) and Marriages (1882-1898)
- Old Buncombe County Marriages and Anniversaries, 1977-2010
- Old Buncombe County Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010
- Pennsylvania Church Records, by County
- Pennsylvania Civil Marriages, 1677-1950
- Pennsylvania Civil Marriages, 1677-1950
- Pennsylvania DAR Genealogical Collection, 1700s-1900s
- Pennsylvania Marriage Licenses, 1784-86
- Pennsylvania Marriage Records 1885-1889
- Pennsylvania Marriages from The Evangelical Messenger 1868-1904
- Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940
- Pennsylvania Marriages, Prior to 1810
- Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010
- Pennsylvania Marriage Bonds, 1784-1786
- Pennsylvania Marriage Licenses previous to 1790
- Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976
- Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950
- Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950
- Perry County Marriages, 1852-1855
- Perry County Marriages, 1885-1950
- Perry County, Marriage Indexes
- Philadelphia City Marriage License Index
- Philadelphia County Church Records
- Philadelphia County, Marriage Indexes
- Philadelphia County, Marriages
- Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951
- Philadelphia Certificates of Marriages before John Dennis, Alderman of Philadelphia, 1846-1852
- Philadelphia Marriages from Philadelphia, 1858-1865
- Philadelphia Notices of Marriages & Deaths in Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser, 1791-1839
- Philadelphia, Marriages, 1916-1950; Marriage Index Books, 1885-1951
- Pike County Marriage Certificates, ca. 1901-1913
- Potter County Marriage License Docket, 1885-1906
- Potter County, Marriage Indexes
- Reading Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
- Reading Returns of Marriages, 1876-1909
- Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810
- Schuylkill County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1950
- Schuylkill County Vital Records, 1893-1905
- Schuylkill County, Marriage Indexes
- Schuylkill County, Marriage Indexes. 1885 – May 1969
- Snyder County Marriages, 1835-1899
- Snyder County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1920
- Somerset County Records of Marriages, 1797-1802, 1885-1968
- Somerset County, Marriage Indexes
- Somerset County, Marriages
- Sullivan County Marriage License Docket, 1885-1913
- Sullivan County Marriage Registers, 1852-1855
- Susquehanna County Newspapers Marriage Records and Death Records 1816-1849
- Susquehanna County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1953; Affidavits of Applicants, 1885-1950
- Susquehanna County, Marriages
- Tioga County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1915; Marriage Index, 1885-1926
- Tioga County Vital Records
- Tioga County, Marriages
- Union County, Marriage Indexes
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Venango County Marriage License Docket, 1885-1916
- Venango County, Marriage Indexes
- Warren County Marriage License Docket, 1885-1918
- Warren County, Marriage Indexes
- Washington County Colonial & Genealogical Records, Marriages, 1811-1846
- Washington County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916; Indexes to Marriages, 1885-1940
- Washington County Marriage Licenses, 1885-1951
- Washington County, Marriage Indexes
- Washington County, Marriages
- Washington County, Marriage List
- Wayne County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1906
- West Bradford Marriages by Townsend Lamborn, 1815-1837
- West Chester, Chester County, Index to the Marriages performed by John Graves, Justice of the Peace 1795-1832
- Western Pennsylvania, Obituaries and Marriages from Newspaper Clippings
- Westmoreland County Marriages
- Westmoreland County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916; Index to Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1920
- Wyoming County Marriage Licenses Dockets, 1885-1906
- Wyoming County, Marriages
- York County Birth, Death, and Marriage License Indexes
- York County Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1852-1853
- York County Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1916
- York County, Marriage Indexes
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!