Kent County Marriages 1841-1851
Marriages from 1841-1848 taken from the Grand Rapids Enquirer.
Marriages from 1848-1851 taken from the Grand Rapids Eagle.
This record was transcribed from the same book that contains the 1845-1870 marriage abstracts and the WGA extracts of the 1930s.) 1841 Sept 8 at Walker, Henry C. Smith and Jane Ann Moon 1842 July 10 at GR, W.H. McConnell and Eunice Hopkins, both of Mount Morrie, Livingston Co., N.Y. Sept 7 at Paris, David F. Laraway and Irene A. Guild, both of Prais Oct 25 at Byron, Ira S. Hatch of GR and Mary P. Rogers, only dau. of Jacob of Byron Dec 1 Samuel D. Barr and Henrietta C. Pratt both of Paris 1843 Jan 29 Isaac D. Davis and Sophia A. Reed both of Paris Mar 17 at Walker, Benjamin Luce of GR and Marion S. Hill of Ada 1844 July 14 at Grandville, Elisah G. Gale of GR and Caroline Hill of Grandville Dec. 4 at Walker, Sullivan Armstrong and Mary C. Sheldon 1845 Jan 1 Orson A. Withey and Louise Johnson Feb 8 at Paris, Amos Rathbone and Amanda Carver Feb 12 at GR, Dr. Melancthon Freeman of Grandville and Mary Stewart, dau. of the late Nehemiah Hathaway Feb. 16 John W. Cook of Grandville and Julia A. Westlake of Walker April 21 E.D. Barnes of Grand Haven and Mary Ann Luce of GR. (She died May 28, 1846, aged 21.) June 11 at Walker, Aaron Konkle and Caroline E. Brooks of Walker June 18 at GR, Henry Tuttle and Charlotte Clark July 11 at Grandville, James Patterson and Lucretia Cramm, both of GR Oct 22 at Courtland, Almon Thompson and Sarah Ann Davis 1846 Dec. 31 John E. Guild and Maria M., dau. of Widow Andrews, both of Paris. Dec. 31 Abram T. Andrews and Marion L. Guild, dau. of Edward Guild, both Paris Sept 27 John Luther and Mary Ann Farmer Oct. 10 Chas. F. Richmond of Ada and Eliza J. Baird of Ada Oct. 14 Avery Brace and Louise Simons, both of Walker Oct. 16 Almon Ward (died Feb. 15, 1847, age 25) and Mary Ann Clarke, both of [?] Nov. 5 Capt. Abijah Luce and Violetta Davis, both of Paris Oct. 20 Henry B. Yale and Isabella Knowland, both of Paris Nov. 16 Benjamin Hanchett and Susan A. Martindale Nov. 25 Chas. W. Hathaway and Mary Tracy, both of GR Dec. 8 Isaac Stebbins and Charlotte Patterson, both of GR 1847 April 21 at Walker, John P. Hanchett Jr. and Lydia Jane Clark, both of GR Nov 29 Harvey P. Yale and Mary E. Lyon May 3 Benjamin Smith and Sarah F. Rathbun, both of GR 1848 Feb 23 Charles C. Rood and Sarah B. Brainerd, both of GR Mar 23 Nelson Davis and Hannah J. Bailey, both of this village Mar 26 James D. Lyon and Emily A. Hathaway July 4 in Paris, Miner Patterson and Sally Ann Spaulding Aug 17 in Wyoming, Augustus Niles of Byron and Helen, (dau. of Cyrus and Phebe) Jones Oct. 8 James Foote of Paris and Eliza Freeman of Wyoming Dec. 3 in Gaines, James S. Reynolds and Arvilla Kelley 1849 July 12 Cyrus C. Bemis and Adelaie M. Johnson Aug 30 Lucius A. Thayer and Helen Stanford Dec 25 at Grand Haven, Ottawa Co., W. Kellington and Aletta Teeple 1850 Mar 1 in Walker, D.C. Britton and Lucretia Bemis Mar 17 in Walker, John Watson and Elizabeth H. Roberts April 14 Howard Jennings of Paris and Mary E. Wheeler of GR July 7 J.M. Stanley and Julia Campau July 14 in Cannon, G. L. Lawrence and Lucina Miller, both of Plainfield (Eagle of Aug 26, dates of marriage not given), Levi Miller of Alpine and Maryette E. Clayton of Wright Sept 12 Alfred B. Turner and Mary Jane Tuttle, both of GR Sept 17 Robert P. Sinclair and Julia H. Allen Oct. 14 Daniel McConnell and Elizabeth, dau. of Hon. Edward Mundy 1851 Jan 14 Chas. M. Tuttle and Eliabeth Stayt, both of GR Jan 1 Ransom C. Luce of GR and Sarah H. Gregory, formerly of Danbury, Conn. Feb 1 Zimi W. Burnham and Sally Patterson of Paris Feb 18 in Lansing, K Rathbun and Sally Ann Pratt of Paris Mar 16 in GR, Samuel M. Dunlap and Frances L. Seymour Mar 16 Rodney C. Sessions of Dorr, Allegan Co., and Rosannah Kelly of [?] Sept 9 George Clinton Moreton of Chicago and Charity Jane Rathbun, dau. of Charles, in GR Oct 9 in Gaines, Smith Clark and Lydia Hammond, both of Gaines Oct 16 in Plainfield, Peter S. Clark and Huldah Brownell |
Transcriber: Jennifer Godwin
Created: 13 December 2002