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Category Archives: marriage

When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH)

1839: Phebe Weed writes Larkin from Sandwich to tease & joke & vent (in some unexpected ways!)…

Posted byMarek22 November, 201322 November, 2013Posted in1830s, marriage, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family LettersTags:Caroline McGaffrey, Irene McGaffrey, Larkin Weed, marriage, money, Phebe Weed, race, sandwichLeave a comment on When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH)

John Colony (Keene)

John Colony leaves his native Ireland to fight Indians (& French) in the New England…

Posted byMarek1 December, 201221 December, 2014Posted in1730s, 1740s, 1750s, 1760s, French + Indian Wars, Keene, Maine, marriage, Massachusetts, Robert Rogers, SOURCE=Griffin, VermontTags:Fort Edward, Ichabod Fisher, Ireland, Israel Putnam, John Colony, Keene, Kilkenny, MA, ME, Melatiah Colony, Robert Rogers, Saxton's River, VT, WrenthamLeave a comment on John Colony (Keene)

Marriage Announcement (Henniker, 1815)

How they announced a marriage in the early days…

Posted byMarek11 October, 201215 October, 2012Posted in1810s, Henniker, marriage, SOURCE=CogswellTags:announcement, church, cogswell, custom, Henniker, marriageLeave a comment on Marriage Announcement (Henniker, 1815)

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