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From: "nredell" <>
Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Re: Cost of a Marriage Cert
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:25:52 -0800
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I just got a death cert for the groom and it says he was 34 when first
married. As for the bride, I have no clue, but they did not have any
children in this marriage.
Just in case someone on the list is researching these people I am looking
for
Charles BEEBE m to Malissa BANCROFT 11/13/1863/ 2537 LaSalle.
On the death cert, it shows Melissa.
Thank you all for your input,
Nana
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Subject: [ILLASALLE] Re: Cost of a Marriage Cert


>
> Bonnie -
>
> If someone replies to this question off-list, please post the answer here
> for all to see. I've been searching to the answer to this question as
> well. I
> believe we had a very large discussion about this on the Bureau County
> list
> a number of years ago.
>
> I also have an ancestor who married young. When she married in 1885, she
> was just 14 years old, but gave her age as 15 on the certificate. I
> believe
> her maternal grandmother gave permission for her marriage, although the
> record
> is somewhat unclear about that. Another relative married in 1874 at the
> age
> of 14 with the permission granted by her mother (father was deceased).
> Although these are decades after your 1858 marriage, it does appear that
> at this
> time, marriages could take place at that age as long as the adult with
> responsibility for their care, gave permission for the marriage to take
> place.
>
> Shelly
>
> Thanks Tim.
>
> What was Illinois legal age for marriage in 1858? One of the girls was
> only
> fourteen when she was married (unheard of, at least in the bride's
> family)
> but I suspect she married without parental permission. The groom, age
> 21
> was a farmer's son from Putnam Co. She was a farmer's daughter from
> LaSalle
> Co. and they were married in Livingston Co. perhaps in order to hide the
> marriage from her father.
>
> Bonnie
>
>
>
>
>
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