Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County
I'm wondering if anyone has any information about the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County. I have a set of documents which I received from Philadelphia City Hall in response to a marriage cert inquiry. It appears that my g-grandfather was requesting a marriage license for himself and my g-grandmother (Margaret) back in 1898 through this court. I also have "Consent to the Marriage of a Child or Ward" which has been signed by Margaret's father (Frank), although she had turned 18 a couple of weeks before. I'm wondering if it could be possible that Margaret's mother had passed away when Margaret was a child and perhaps Frank couldn't care for his children alone and so put them into an orphanage.
Perhaps you've done research regarding orphan's courts and could fill me in a little on the possible reasons that this court would be involved. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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Re: Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County
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