Francis J. Schneider records of marriages performed in New York City 1869-1906

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Francis J. Schneider records of marriages performed in New York City 1869-1906

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18165

Rev. Francis J. Schneider, a Protestant minister (1832-1907?) who emigrated to the United States from Germany, was known as the "marrying parson" for the nearly 20,000 marriages he performed from 1869 to 1906. The collection consist of his copies of the marriage records he submitted to the Health Department. The forms include the bride's and groom's name, address, occupation, age, race, place of birth, parents' names, and number of times married. The forms are signed by the bride, groom, and witnesses.

18.5 linear feet; 88 vols.

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311950

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Schneider, Francis J. (Franz Joseph), d. 1907.

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Rev. Francis J. Schneider, a Protestant minister (1832-1907?) emigrated to the United States from Germany circa 1869 with his wife Cecelia and their two sons. He pastored in the Bronx and worked for a newspaper before establishing his own unaffiliated German Evangelical Congregation. Members of his church were drawn from the growing population of immigrants from Germany particularly from Bavaria, Prussia and Saxony living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. Other ethnic groups represented in...

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection

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