Photomarriagecertificate  

 

 


"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."

       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