Idaho Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes an index to selected marriages for the years 1864-1976. Most of the records are from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Due to privacy restrictions, we are not able to publish the images associated with these indexes at this time.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Church Marriage records may contain the following information for both bride and groom:
 * Full name
 * Age
 * Birth date
 * Birthplace
 * Parents’ names
 * Parents’ residence
 * Marital status
 * Previous spouse
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Race
 * Titles and terms
 * Notes
 * Page/volume/entry/certificate number
 * Image and film number

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:


 * The name of the person
 * The name of a parent or date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the Boise, Idaho.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the Citing This Collection section
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or Idaho Vital Records such as birth, baptism, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in United States Census Records
 * Search the state censuses as well
 * If applicable, search for immigration and naturalization records as well
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.

Citing this Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Idaho Church Marriages, 1864-1976." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise and various churches, Idaho.
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