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From: Mariana <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] Marriages
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 16:22:35 -0400
In-Reply-To: <1bb.38b544.2a019c32@aol.com>

At 03:29 PM 5/1/02 -0400, you wrote:
>I noticed while researching some marriages that several will list the couple
>and then say..forbid by mother, or father, or some person. Does that mean
>they were married over the objection of that person?

Sharon,
With out checking on specific marriages......I have found that 'most' of
those with such wording were intentions of marriage. And without further
evidence the couple were actually married, I suspect the marriage did not
take place.
I do remember seeing one such record, which was an intent, followed in a
year or two by a marriage record. It seemed to me that either 1) the
father considered his daughter too young or 2) the father did not think
much of the groom-to-be and the young man was able to change the father's
mind. [I will admit I did not check on births for the couple in question <g>]
Mariana
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