Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Marriages (January 11)

Double Wedding
Bennett - Balcom & Rider - Follett
Utica Saturday Globe, February 1921

 
Standing:  Ernest Winfield & Grace Margaret (Balcom) Bennett
Sitting:  Lester Benjamin & Ida (Follett) Rider

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Two nuptial knots of double interest were recently tied at the Broad Street M.E. parsonage by the pastor, Rev. Frank W. Young, when at 5 o'clock in the afternoon Miss Grace Margaret Balcom became the bride of Ernest Winfield Bennett. A few minutes later Miss Ida Follett and Lester Benjamin Rider were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony. The four young people are close friends and popular residents of the city. At the dual wedding ceremonies each young couple attended the other. For the present Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are residing at 36 Piano Street, while Mr. and Mrs. Rider are making their home at 13 Hayward Avenue.

Marriages from the Register of Christ Episcopal Church, Sherburne, Chenango Co., NY
Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY

May 13th, 1846:  Married James M. Pearce of New Hartford, Oneida County, to Miss Sarah Davison of Sherburne at the Residence of her father, Peter I. Davison.  Witnhesses, many of their neighbors & citizens.

Sept 25th 1847:  Married in the Church by the Rev. Israel Foote, Mr. Charles Brown of Munnsville, Madison County to Miss Esther Ferry of Sherburne.

July 19, 1848:  Married in the Church, Dr. Charles Lee Easton of Cedarville, Herkimer County, N.Y., to Miss Clarissa Locke of Sherburne, Chenango County, in the presence of her parents and a large assembly of witnesses.  W.D. Wilson

Aug. 23, 1848:  Married in the Church, Mr. Theodore Marsh Bishop & Miss Helen Margaret Holmes of Sherburne in the presence of a large congregation.  W.D. Wilson

Married at the Harveys Hotel Thursday  Nov. 9th, 1848.  Mr. Russel Loomis of Brookfield, Madison County, New York to Miss Lovinia Lawson of Earlville, Chenango County, New York.  Witnesses Mr. U.T. Harvey, Mr. Davis Loomis & Moses Abbey.  W.D. Wilson

Married at the House of Eli Elsbre on Wednesday June 13th, 1849, Mr. Charles Babcock Weaver to Miss Hannah Elsbre, both of Sherburne, in the presence of Walter Elsbre, Levi Knapp, Sophia H. Cook, Julia Cushman & Lovinia Elsbre & a large assembly of friends.  W.D. Wilson

On Monday, Aug. 20th, 1849, Married at the House of Milo Hunt Esq., Mr. John Mason Loomis of Milwaukie, Wisconsin, to Miss Mary Jane Hunt, of Sherburne.  Present as witnesses, the parents of the bride & a large number of friends.  W.D. Wilson

May 14th, 1850, Married in the Church, Mr. Henry W. Marchisi of Utica & Miss Emily Merrill of Sherburne.  Special Witnesses, Egbert G. Upham, Miss Lucy P. Holmes.  W.D. Wilson

 

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