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Massachusetts law stated that couples must publicly declare their plans to marry on three Sundays in a row before the day of the wedding. These plans were called "banns" and could either be written and posted for all to see or "cried," that is, announced during Sunday meeting. The banns for Elihu Hoyt (1771-1833) and Hannah Taylor (1772-1864) who were married December 10, 1794, and Samuel Wells (1772-1816) and Esther Arms (1772-1853) who were married October 30, 1794, were registered on July 12, 1794. Once the banns were read or posted, it was assumed the wedding would, indeed, take place.

 

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Announcement of Marriage Intention of Wells & Hoyt

creator   Samuel Wells (1772-1816)
creator   Elihu Hoyt (1771-1833)
date   Jul 12, 1794
location   Deerfield, Massachusetts
height   5.5"
width   7.5"
process/materials   manuscript, paper, ink
item type   Legal Documents/Government/Society Records
accession #   #L99.141


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See Also...

Wedding Ring of Mrs. Hannah (Taylor) Hoyt

Colonel Elihu Hoyt (1771-1833)

Letter to Colonel Elihu Hoyt


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