Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church marriage records

Vital Information • 503 Records • Uploaded July 7, 2021

Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, located in Princess Anne, Maryland, and originally part of the Delaware Conference, was started in 1885 to replace the John Wesley M. E. Church which was no longer adequate to suit the needs of the congregation. They are dated between These records were abstracted from the microfilm held at the Maryland State Archives as part of their MSA SC 2926-1-1 church record collection.
These marriage records, from 1875 to 1939 feature the names of the bride and groom, their ages and the date of their marriage. Some records have additional information such as their residences, places of birth, and occupation. The records were abstracted by Kentoya Downing-Garcia and edited by Donna Messick and G. Ray Thompson.

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Fields Included

The list below shows the data fields included in this source. If a field is marked as Indexed, it is searchable.

  • County Indexed
  • Year Indexed
  • Month/Day
  • Surname (Groom) Indexed
  • First Name (Groom) Indexed
  • Surname (Bride) Indexed
  • First Name (Bride) Indexed
  • Age (Groom)
  • Age (Bride)
  • Residence (Groom) Indexed
  • Residence (Bride) Indexed
  • Place of Birth (Groom) Indexed
  • Place of Birth (Bride) Indexed
  • Occupation (Groom) Indexed
  • Officiating Minister Indexed
  • Remarks and Witnesses Indexed
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