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No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
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FORM B
No .. ................ .....
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROOM.
Name
Robert Hade Barris
Age,
26
Color,
White
Residence,
East Chelmsford
Occupation,
Carpenter
What marriage,
first
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Birthplace,
Lowell Mass
Name of father,
Robert Barris
Maiden name
Martha Kennedy
BRIDE.
Name.
Lydia Helen Shedd
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
24
Color,
White
Residence,
East Chelmsford
Occupation,
at Home
What marriage,
First
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
Chelmsford mare
Name of father,
Hilham N. Shedd
of mother,
Maiden name
Annia & Carleton
of mother,
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the
Gown
of
Chelmsford.
according to law, this
Seventeenth
day of
June
1916 .
Issued,
June 22
1916 .
Edward . Roffing
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
I hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at
LowExx
on the twenty fourth day of.
June
1916.
Name,
(Per) Raymond G Clapp)
Official station,
minister. 1 the Gospel
Residence,
66 Hanks St. Lowell
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
125
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE OF
AND
at
Date
191
.
Filed
191 .
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealth by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faith established in this commonwealth, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in which he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides ; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [ Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
FORM B
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NO.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROOM.
Name
arthur H. Sheldon
Age,
29
.Color,
White
Residence,
north Chelmsford
Occupation,.
, Pattern Maker
What marriage,
first
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Birthplace,
Jaunton Marc
Name of father,
Charles It. Sheldon
Maiden name
amanda C. Johnson
of mother,
BRIDE.
Name
Florence M. Queen
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
29
Color,
White
Residence,
north Chelmsford
Occupation,
Boy maker
What marriage,
first
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
no. Chelmsford
Name of father,
Myron a Queen
Maiden name
Felia B. Merrill
of mother,
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the
Town
.. of.
Chelmsford
according to law, this
21 st day of
1916.
Issued,
June 26
1916.
Edward . Potting
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
I hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at Chelmsford on the. 28€ day of. June 191 / 6
Name,.
Franklinth
ves
Residence,
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
....
Official station,
126
No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE OF
...
AND
...
at
Date
.191 .
· Filed
191
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealth by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faith established in this commonwealth, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in whichi he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides ; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [ Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [ Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
R. 10-8-'15. 10,000.
FORM B
NO.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROOM.
Name.
Patrick . Flynn
Age,
30
Color,
0
White
Residence,
Chelmsford
Occupation,
easter
What marriage,
first
(Ist, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Birthplace,
Gracht mass
Name of father,
Patrick Flynn
Maiden name
of mother, margaret Hayden
BRIDE.
Name.
Mary a
Savage
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
36
Color,
Residence,
Chelmsford
Occupation,
Bookkeeper
What marriage,
First
(Ist, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
Lowell mass
Name of father,
Patrick Savage
Maiden name
Catherine Foley
of mother,
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the.
Town
of
Chelmsford
according to law, this
nineteenth
day of
1916.
Issued,
June 24
1914.
Edward Rotting
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
I hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at
No, Chelmel and
on the
90 ch
day of.
191 6
Name,
E. T. Schofield
Official station,
Prest
Residence,
no. Chelmsford
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
127
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
No. .......
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE
Heller ?.
Larage.
OF
...
.
AND
?
at
Date
191
·
Filed
191
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealth by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faith established in this commonwealth, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in which he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [ Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [ Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [ Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
Oct
IČ. 10-8-'15. 10,000.
FORM B
NO.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROOM.
Name
Samuel F. Gray
Age,
52
Color,
White
Residence,
Baltimore.
Ind
Occupation,
Electrician
What marriage,
First
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Birthplace,
Baltimore md
Name of father,
James Gray
Maiden name
ann Henderson
Name ..
Lulu
BRIDE. Carter
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
44
Color,
White
Residence,
Chelmsford mass
Occupation,
at Home
What marriage,
First
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
monson maine
Birthplace
Name of father,
Henry H. F. Carter
Maiden name
of mother,
maria E. mathews
of mother,
5
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the
Town
... of ..
Chelmsford
according to law, this
Fifth
day of
taly
1916 .
Issued,
July 10
1916.
....
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
I hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at
Chelmsford
on the
20th
day of ..
Jul
1916.
Name,
Official station,
Minualis , Gospel
Residence,
Chelmsford
May
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
128
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
.....
No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE
OF
AND
at
Date
191
Filed
191 -
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealth by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faith established in this commonwealth, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in which he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
124
FORM B
No. .....
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROOM.
Name.
Joseph K. Barstow
Age,
23
Color,
White
Residence,
So Chelmsford Mace
Occupation,
Locomotive Engineer
What marriage,
first
(Ist, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Birthplace,
no. Harwich Mass
Name of father, Joseph H. Baretous
Maiden name
1
Lizzie M. Kelley
of mother,
BRIDE.
Name.
Florence P. Smith
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
33
Color,
white
Residence,
So Chelmsford mass
Occupation,
at Home
What marriage,.
First
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
actor mass
Name of father,
George W. Smith
Maiden name
1
of mother,
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the.
Corn
.. of ..
Chelmsford
according to law, this
24th day of July
1916.
Issued,
July 29
1916.
Edward & Robbing
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
I hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at Chelmsford on the fifth day of august 1916.
Name, ..
Charles It, Ellio;
Official station,
"minister of the Gospel"
Residence,
Chelmsford, mass
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
/
R. 10.8.'15. 10,000.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE
OF
.......
AND
at
Date
191
.
Filed
191
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
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