Name/Title
Certificate, MarriageEntry/Object ID
2013.017.0001Description
Ornate marriage certificate for Edward D. Hatch and Laura F Hatch, August 15, 1882, by C. M. Rhoades, Minister of the Gospel (sic). 14" x 18", printed on paper with oval cutouts for pictures of bride and groom. Illustration at top is a couple in a boat sailing between church and village, a tree is in center of certificate, with the wedding pictures amid branches with joined hands between. Edward was the son of Daniel and Maria Farrow Hatch (Farrow p. 222) grandson of Deacon James Hatch (Farrow p. 220); Laura was daughter of Calvin Hatch and Melissa Fairfield and granddaughter of Deacon James Hatch. Laura died young, but Edward and his 2nd wife had a son William Henry Hatch (Henry Hatch) whose daughter Susan is still on island (2013).
Framed and glazed.