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Tag 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)

OCTOBER 1839: Phebe Weed to Larkin Weed (Sandwich, NH)

1839: Phebe Weed (NH) asks her brother Larkin (NJ) for advice about starting a Sandwich silkworm plantation …

Posted byMarek6 November, 201322 November, 2013Posted in1830s, cabbage, farms, food, NH history, Sandwich, silk, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family LettersTags:Larkin Weed, marriage, money, Phebe Weed, sandwich, silk, silkwormsLeave a comment on OCTOBER 1839: Phebe Weed to Larkin Weed (Sandwich, NH)

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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