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Wentworth, John (1737-1820) [Marriage certificate for officer and wife]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.33 Author/Creator: Wentworth, John (1737-1820) Place Written: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Type: Document signed Date: 30 June 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18 x 27.5 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed marriage certificate signed by Wentworth as "Captain-General, Governor and Commander in Chief" over the Colony of New Hampshire. For the marriage of Colonel Jonathan Titcomb and Sarah Stedman. Numbered 335. The docket says they were married on 13 July 1775.

Wentworth, John, 1737-1820
Titcomb, Jonathan, 1728-1817
Titcomb, Sarah, fl. 1741
Stedman, Sarah, fl. 1741

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