This is the story of my journey through Cora’s scrapbook. Cora Emma Brown Hall is my husband's paternal great grandmother. She created a scrapbook during her life and it was passed down through the generations. It contains an amazing amount of family and general history.
Here’s that link to the posts I've written so far
My posts about Cora's Scrapbook
Today's item from Cora’s scrapbook is a letter certifying the marriage of her parents Charles H.K. Brown and Cemanthe Avery.
My husband’s paternal 2nd great
grandparents were married in Saratoga Springs, New York on 12 Jun 1851.
Charles H. K. Brown was 25 years old and
Cemanthe Avery was 20 years old. Her parents
were Frederick AVERY (abt 1810-bet 1850 & 1868) &
Emeline CASE (abt 1809 to 1889)
I don’t have any information as to who Charles H. K. Brown’s
parents were. I’d certainly like to know, but so far my research has
come up empty. If you happen to uncover any information about his family/parents, please get in touch with me.
Until seeing this letter/record in Cora’s scrapbook, I had not located any other marriage records for Charles & Cemanthe. So, of course, I was excited.
This letter gives me a date and a place. I also have a clue as to the church this couple may have been affiliated with, the Pastor’s name and names of witnesses. That’s quite a bundle of good genealogical information.
Transcription of letter:
This certifies that Charles H. K. Brown and Cemanthe Avery were united in marriage at Saratoga Springs on the 12th day of June A.D. 1851; and that record of the same has been made in the Register of the Presbyterian Church.
Signed
John Woodbridge,
Afficiating & Pastor
Given at Saratoga
Springs, Sept. 2, 1851
Names of witnesses –
William & Charlotte Ayers
What questions does this prompt me to ask?
· Which Presbyterian Church did John Woodbridge officiate as
Pastor? Was there only one Presbyterian
Church in Saratoga Springs at the time?
· Who are William & Charlotte Ayers? There are no Ayers in my database/tree. Were they friends or relatives?
· Would it be possible to locate the actual church record for this
marriage?
· What other types of records would tell me more about the Pastor?
Of course I will try to find answers for those questions.
Please check back tomorrow for my post about what further information I was able to locate and how many of my questions I got answers for.
Happy hunting,
Michigan Girl
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