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Marriage Certificates (1850-1855)
B.S. Morrell, Boston, Mass. & Sarah B. Gibbs, Woodhouse (15 May 1851)
By His Excellency the Right Honorable JAMES, EARL OF ELGIN AND KINCARDINE, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c.
WHEREAS Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to authorize Me to grant Licenses for the Solemnization of Marriages: AND WHEREAS
B.S. Morrell of the City of Boston in the State of Massachusetts in the United States of America, Gentleman and Sarah B. Gibbs of the Township of Woodhouse in the County of Norfolk and Province of Canada, Spinster.
are determined to enter into the Holy Banns of Matrimony, and are desirous of having their Marriage publicly Solemnized ; in order that such their honest desires may the more speedily have the due effect, and that they may be able to procure the same to be lawfully Solemnized without Publication of Banns, I do hereby, for good causes, give and grant this License of Faculty, as well to them the said Parties contracting, as to all or every Person or Minister, duly ordained and lawfully exercising his Ministry within that part of the Province of Canada heretofore constituting the Province of Upper Canada, to Solemnize and perform the same: Provided always, that by reason of any Affinity, Consanguinity, Precontract, or any other lawful cause, there be no legal impediment in this behalf, otherwise, if any fraud shall appear to have been committed, at the time of granting this License, either by false suggestions or concealment of the truth, that then this License shall be null and void, to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
Given under my Hand and Office Seal, at Toronto, this thirteenth day of May in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty one and of Her Majesty's Reign the fourteenth year.
E.F. Meredith Deputy Governor,
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By His Excellency’s Command, T.D. Harington
Marriage Certificates (1860-1869)
Wm. Ridler, N. Dorchester & Christiana Ridler, Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. (21 Jul. 1864)
No. 2762
By His Excellency The Right Honorable CHARLES STANLEY VISCOUNT MONCK, Baron Monck of Ballytrammon, in the County of Wexford, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c.
WHEREAS Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to authorize Me to grant Licenses for the Solemnization of Marriages AND WHEREAS
William Ridler of the Township of North Dorchester in the County of Middlesex, Bachelor and Christiana Ridler of the City of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts one of the United States of America Spinster
are determined to enter into the Holy Bans of Matrimony, and are desirous of having their marriage publicly solemnized in order that such their honest desires may the more speedily have the due effect, and that they may be able to procure the same to be lawfully solemnized without publication of Bans, I do hereby for good causes give and grant this this License of Faculty as well as to them, the said parties contracting as to all or every person or Minister duly ordained and lawfully exercising his Ministry within that part of the Province of Canada heretofore constituting the Province of Upper Canada, to solemnize and perform the same: Provided always that by reason of any Affinity, Consanguinity, Precontract or any other lawful cause there be no legal impediment in this behalf, otherwise if any fraud shall appear to have been committed at the time of granting this License either by false suggestions or concealment of the truth that then this License shall be null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Quebec this Nineteenth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four and of Her Majesty's Reign the Twenty Eighth year
Issued at London G.G. W. Harris Agent