"This
is to Certify That Elihu N. Finney of Norwich Vermont and H. P. Alger of
Sharon Vermont were by me united together in HOLY MATRIMONY on the First
day of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty
One In Presence of Harry & Sarah Vesper Rev. Eli Clark." |
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Elihu N. and Harriet P. [ALGER]
FINNEY were married in Sharon, Vermont by Rev. Eli Clark, a Baptist minister.
They are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, South Strafford, Vermont.
The original size of this marriage
certificate is 8"x10". It was passed down to Elihu and Harriet's
son, Augustus; then to his son, Homer; then to his daughter, Annie; and
lastly to Annie's son, Charles R. Anderson.
Most of these persons are represented
in the four generation photo, submitted to the Vermont Web Site, and can
be viewed at the following:
The
Finney Family.
Photo and transcription
submitted to the Vermont Web Site by
Charles
R. Anderson
great-great
grandson of Elihu and Harriet FINNEY.
8 July 2001
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