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From: Arley Meadows <>
Subject: Re: Marriage Date/Birth Date
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:53:55 -0500
References: <3C4CEC3E.44927BFC@home.com>


It wasn't at all unusual for brides to be pregnant on their wedding day, in the
1800s and earlier. Contrary to popular opinion, sex before marriage was very common
in the earlier years of our country, even in Puritan New England. The only
difference between then and now is that the people involved usually got married.
Arley

Lori wrote:

> I have one for all of you. Someone on one of the county
> lists sent me a little bio. sketch in which my ancestor's
> name appeared and her birthdate was included. The birthdate
> was
> 22 Jan 1829. I was very happy to get this date because
> prior to this, I only could guess at it. Here's the little
> mystery: I started to key her birthdate into my FTM program
> and saw that the date of her parents marriage was 20 Jan
> 1829. So, if these dates are correct - she was born just
> two days after her parents married! In 1829, how likely is
> this? I am sure of the marriage date because I saw it in
> county records and a microfilm. How likely is it that there
> was a mistake in the biographical sketch? Would a family
> member know the month and day and not the year? I get
> confused about my parents birthdates, but I am sure of the
> decade.
>
> Lori
>
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