If a relative appears to have gotten married for the first time at a slightly older than normal age, look again. That first marriage might not have been the actual first marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a female, this means that what you think is a maiden name may not really be a maiden name at all but could be the last name of a previous husband. Not all marriage records ask how many times the bride and groom have been married before and not all records use a “Miss” or “Mrs.” before the bride’s name. And since men’s last names don’t change upon marriage, it is even easier for a man to have a first marriage that’s unknown to the genealogist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Family stories about these marriages do not often get passed down to the current generation, especially if there were no children for the marriage or the marriage had a confrontational ending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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