Sam and others, The Notice of Intention is the paper they filled out to obtain their marriage license. It basically has the same information on it as the Marriage Certificate but it is in their, or someone who filled it out for them, handwriting. It came from the New Bedford Vital Records office, I requested it the same time I requested the Marriage Certificate and I had to pay extra for it. I wanted this paper as I knew the bride's surname to be Pedro and it was recorded as Pedras and I wanted to see what was on this form and one can interpret it as Pedro or Pedras as far as I can see. So, if RI does not have this form, I would hope the same info would be on the RI Marriage Certificates.
It contains: Name Color Residence Age Occupation Birthplace Father's Name Mother's Maiden Name 1st, 2nd, etc. marriage Widowed or Divorced Signature of Applicant (in this case, the grooms signature and address) Then statement such and such personally appeared before me and that the foregoing statement is true....................... I do have a copy of a RI "Copy of a Marriage Record" from 1946. It has the above on it PLUS it even has parent's birthplace and father's occupation for both bride/groom and gives Place of Marriage, Date, Clergyman/Denomination/Address, Witnesses. Also, gives place and date of divorce. Whether it was the same in the early 1900's, I do not know. "E" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
