The city was San Diego, so I will look into those records. I had no idea that they had to be publicly reported; that's the best lead. Thanks! On Monday, April 14, 2014 10:38:18 AM UTC-7, IslandRoutes wrote: > > I have a little experience with this for San Francisco. Yes, Catholics >> did get divorced prior to 1900. I have a French relative who was Roman >> Catholic. She came to SF in 1880, married and had a kid, and then the guy >> deserted her. I was able to find record of the divorce based on desertion >> in the SF Call newspaper in 1884. >> > > I don't know if the church condoned it, but it happened most assuredly. I > do not believe they were involved in any way. As for official records, > California did not start official reporting until 1905. So, the records > you seek will be at the city or county level. San Francisco did have > divorce records, but I believe the earthquake and fire wiped them out. > Newspapers can fill the gap as they had to be publicly reported. > >
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