Ordination records, 1837-1967

Author / Creator

Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Lafayette County)

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Summary

Ministers' credentials registered with the court certifying that clergy were duly ordained by their church and were, therefore, legally authorized to perform marriages. Information usually includes...

Ministers' credentials registered with the court certifying that clergy were duly ordained by their church and were, therefore, legally authorized to perform marriages. Information usually includes name, date, and place of ordination, denomination ordained under, and sometimes who performed ordination. Credentials often include or consist of a copy of the ordination certificate.

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