Presque Isle County, Michigan
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| + | | county = Presque Isle County | ||
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| + | | state = Michigan | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1840 | ||
| + | | founded date = April 1 | ||
| + | | seat = Rogers City | ||
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| + | | building address = Presque Isle County Courthouse<br>151 E Huron Ave.<br>P. O. Box 110<br>Rogers City, MI 49779-1316<br>Phone: 517-734-3288<br> [http://www.presqueislecounty.org/'''Presque Isle County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | <br>County Clerk has birth and death records from 1871, <br>marriage records from 1842 and divorce records from 1900. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Presque Island County, Michigan page 350, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 02:44, 15 February 2013
United States 
Michigan Presque Isle County
| Presque Isle County, Michigan | |
| Map | |
 Location of Michigan in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | April 1, 1840 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Rogers City |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Presque Isle County Courthouse 151 E Huron Ave. P. O. Box 110 Rogers City, MI 49779-1316 Phone: 517-734-3288 Presque Isle County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1871,
marriage records from 1842 and divorce records from 1900. [1]
History
Parent County
1840--Presque Isle County was created 1 April 1840 from Mackinac County. It was attached Cheyboygan and Alpena Counties prior to organization 31 March 1871. County seat: Rogers City [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War service men from Presque Isle County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Presque Isle County.
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Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Michigan Birth Registrations, 1867-1902 -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.
- Michigan Marriage Registrations, 1868-1925 -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom.
- Michigan Death Registrations, 1867-1897-- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch Record Search. Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Presque Island County, Michigan page 350, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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