Central Pennsylvania Marriages 1700-1896 is a small straight forward book of marriages as compiled by Charles A. Fisher. Originally compiled and published in 1946, the book was last reprinted in 2005. Apart from the actual entries, the author makes only this one note:
“Users of this compilation should remember that this is not a complete record of all marriages that took place in central Pennsylvania, but only such as the compiler was able to locate in public and private records. Many of these have never before been published.”
That said, I estimate there are upwards of 5,000 marriages listed in this book. Each record includes date of marriage, names of both the man and the woman, and either the place of marriage of the residence of each part. Contents include the following:
Part I Miscellaneous Marriages, 1700-1896
Part II Union County Marriages, 1795-1829
Part III Rev. J. G. Anspach Marriages, Union County, 1831-1850
Part IV Rev. J. P. Shindel, Jr. Marriages, Snyder and Union Counties, 1835-1887
Part V Rev. A. B. Casper, Marriages, Snyder and Union Counties, 1839-1882
Part VI Rev. C. G. Erlenmeyer, Marriages, Snyder County, 1840-1875
Part VII Revolutionary Soldier Marriages
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