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Town of Groton |
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If you intend to be married in New York State you must apply in person for a marriage license to any town or city clerk in the State. Fee: $40.00 (includes your marriage certificate) Waiting Period: 24 hours from time license is issued. Expires: 60 days, beginning the day after license is issued. (Extended to 180 days for active duty military) Required Documentation: Birth Certificate; picture identification; copies of all divorce decrees.
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Town of Groton |
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Replacement of lost marriage certificate: Replacements are made by the clerk in the town or city where you bought your license. The fee is $10.00 when requesting a copy from the Groton Town Clerk. If you do not know where your license was issued you may have to apply to New York State for a copy. The cost of a copy from the State usually costs more than one from your Town Clerk.
Request For Copy of Marriage Certificate From Town of Groton
Requesting Copies of Marriage Certificate From the NYS Department of Health
Birth and Death Certificates
Vital records registration started in New York State (outside of New York City) in 1881. In Tompkins County, birth and death records are kept at the Tompkins County Health Department. In some areas of New York State these records are kept by the Town Clerks and in other areas they are kept by the counties. Certificates are also filed with the New York State Department of Health.
Tompkins County Birth Certificates (Includes Link to NYS Health Dept.)
Tompkins County Death Certificates (Includes Link to NYS Health Dept.)
Genealogy
The Groton Town Clerk also provides transcripts of marriage licenses for genealogical purposes. The difference is that a transcript of the license shows all the information, such as mother and father, place of birth, etc. In order to get a copy of a marriage certificate or a transcript you must either be one of the parties to the marriage; or the license must be over 50 years old; or both parties to the license must be deceased; or you must be a direct-line descent (i.e. child, grandchild, great grandchild, etc.). The Town of Groton Marriage records begin with 1881.
You can also contact our Town Historian for help with local genealogical information: Rosemarie Tucker, Town Historian historian@grotontown.com Other places to start your search are the Historic Groton website or Tompkins County NYS GenWeb Site
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Welthea M. Marsh 1st Woman Bank President of the 1st National Bank of Groton
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