1796 New York Marriages
An unexpected Find!
There is always an unexpected resource for Genealogists. I recently found some New York Marriages in the surviving issues of an old magazine, The New York Weekly Magazine published in 1796, and wish to share them with you. Hope that it helps somebody out there.
The New York Weekly Magazine; OR, MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY. Vol. II.] WEDNESDAY, November 23, 1796. [No. 73.]
New York.
MARRIED
On Wednesday evening the 2d inst. by the. Rev. Dr. Foster, Mr. Cephas Ross, to Miss Mary Bowman, both of this city.
On Saturday night, at Greenwich, by the Rev. Mr. Woodhull, Mr. Nehemiah Denton, of Brooklyn, (L.I.) to Miss Eliza Bertis, daughter of Mr. Peter Bertis of that place.
The same evening, by the Rev. Mr. Strebeck, Mr. Michael Shatzel, of this city, to Miss Barbara Wood, of Harvestraw.
On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Coles, Mr. James Mitchell, of Dosoris, to Miss Rhoda Hall, daughter of Darius Hall, Esq. of Oak-Neck, Oyster Bay, (L.I.)
On Wednesday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Phebus, Mr. Thomas Seaman, to Miss Elizabeth Lowrey, both of this city.
The same evening, by the Rev. Dr. Moore, Jacob Hochstrasser, Esq. of Albany, to Miss Eliza T. Miller, of this city.
On Thursday evening, by the Rev. Dr. Foster, George Simpson, Esq. to Miss Mary Penn, both late of England, now of this City.
The New York Weekly Magazine; OR, MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY. Vol. II.] WEDNESDAY, November 30, 1796. [No. 74. ]
New York.
MARRIED
On Saturday the 12th inst. at Schenectady, by the Rev. Dr. Smith, Mr. Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, son of Gen. Robert Van Rensselaer, of Claverack, to Miss Sibella A. Kane, daughter of Mr. John Kane of that place.
On Thursday evening the 17th inst. by the Rev. Dr. Foster, George Simpson, Esq. to Miss Mary Penn, both of this city.
On Sunday evening the 20th inst. Mr. Thomas Mahan, to Miss Hannah Curtis, both of these places.
The New York Weekly Magazine; OR, MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY. Vol. II.] WEDNESDAY, December 7, 1796. [No. 75.]
New York.
MARRIED
On Saturday evening the 19th ult. at Florida, (Ulster County) by the Rev. Mr. Jaline, Mr. Benona Bradner, of Sugar-Loaf, to Miss Mary Jeans, of that place.
On Thursday evening the 24th ult. by the Rev. Dr. Linn, Mr. Joshua Parker, to Miss Sally Van Aulen, daughter of Mr. Cornelius Van Aulen, both of this city.
On Monday evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Phobus, Mr. James Whiting, to Miss Debora Allen both of this city.
The New York Weekly Magazine; OR, MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY. Vol. II.] WEDNESDAY, December 14, 1796. [No. 76.]
New York.
MARRIED
On Saturday evening last, by the Rev. Dr. Moore, Mr. James Hewitt, to the very amiable and accomplished Miss Eliza King, daughter of the late Major King, of England.
The New York Weekly Magazine; OR, MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY. Vol. II.] WEDNESDAY, December 21, 1796. [No. 77.]
New York.
MARRIED
, On Monday the 28th ult. at Smith Town (L.I.) by the Rev. Mr. Hart, Mr. Elkanah Smith, merchant, of this city, to Miss Mary Arthur, of that place.
On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. Dr. Moore, Mr. James Parkin, to Mrs. Rebecca Clarkson, both of this city.
At Boston, on the 11th inst. by the Rev. Dr. Thacher, Ezekiel Brush, Esq. merchant of New York, to Miss Sally Shattuck, daughter of Wm. Shattuck, Esq. of that place.
The New York Weekly Magazine; OR, MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY. Vol. II.] WEDNESDAY, December 28, 1796. [No. 78.]
New York.
MARRIED
, On Saturday night, by the Rev. Mr. Phobus, Mr. Philip Gorrall, late of Dublin, to the very agreeable Miss Eliza Shreeve, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Shreeve, late of this city.
On the 27th inst. by the Rev. Dr. Rodgers, the Rev. Abel Roe, of Woodbridge, N.J. to Mrs. Barrett, relict of Nathaniel Barrett, Esq. of Boston, late American Consul, at Rouen, in France.
On Wednesday evening, the 14th inst. at Aurora, in the county of Onondaga, Glen Cuyler, Esq. Attorney at Law, to Miss Mary F. Ledyard, daughter of Benjamin Ledyard, Esq. Clerk of that County.
A few weeks since, by the Rev. Dr. Beach, Mr. Alexander P. Waldron, to Miss Hannah Robertson, both of this city.
The New York Weekly Magazine; OR, MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY. Vol. II.] WEDNESDAY, January 4, 1797. [No. 79.]
MARRIED
On Thursday the 22d ult. by the Rev. Mr. Miller, and Mr. Thomas Loutette, to Miss Catharine McKenzie, both of this city.
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