EARLY MARRIAGES

FROM THE MAUCH CHUNK NEWSPAPERS OF

1829 TO 1850

 

SURNAMES CAMPSIE TO DORNER

PERSON MARRIED

RESIDENCE

SPOUSE

SPOUSE’S RESIDENCE

PERFORMED BY

LOCATION

EVENT DATE

NOTICE DATE

NP

NOTES

Campsie, Isabella

Summit Hill

Kane, James, II

Summit Hill

Rev. Richard Webster

Summit Hill

1843/09/25

1843/10/17

CC T

 

Carter, Mary

Tamaqua

Heston, Reuben

Tamaqua

Rev. Richard Webster

Tamaqua

1838/02/22

1838/03/05

C

Bride d/o Robert Carter of Tamaqua

Casper, Joseph

Philadelphia

Sturges, Sarah Ann

Philadelphia

Rev. Wm. Abels

Philadelphia

1829/09/28

1829/10/01

C

 

Chambers, Anna B.

 

Lowthorp, Francis C.

 

Rev. D. Gaston

Beaver Meadows

1841/06/21

1841/07/05

C

 

Chapmed, James W.

Susquehanna Co.

Bisbee, Betsey

Susquehanna Co.

Rev. John Boswell

Montrose, Pa.

1844/03/21

1844/05/29

CCG

Bride d/o Major S. Bisbee of Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co.; groom editor of the Susquehanna Register

Charlotte Lane

Mauch Chunk

Butler, William H.

Mauch Chunk

Rev. M. Miles

Wilkes Barre

1849/05/17

1849/05/17

CCG

 

Chester, Bridget

Nesquehoning

Pamley, George

Nesquehoning

Isaac T. Dodson, Esq.

Nesquehoning

1844/05/04

1844/05/08

CCG

 

Christina Hevner

Mauch Chunk

Conner, Cornelius

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Richard Webster

Cherryville, Pa.

 

1839/11/02

C

 

Christman, Casper

Mauch Chunk

Stewart, Elizabeth

Philadelphia

Rev. John Coleman

Philadelphia

1840/11/12

1840/11/21

C

 

Christman, Catherine

 

Neal, William

 

Rev. Geo. C. Drake

 

 

1839/02/25

C

Bride d/o Casper Christman of Bloomsburg

Christman, Maria

Bloomsburg, Col. Co.

Bodine, Charles

Hughesville, Lycoming Co.

Rev. Mr. Hutchins

Bloomsburg, Col. Co.

1833/01/31

1833/02/16

C

 

Clark, Albert

Mauch Chunk

Sherry, Keturah

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Wm. McCombs

Mauch Chunk

1841/07/03

1841/07/05

C

 

Clark, Edward G.

Brooklyn, Long Island

Lilly, Charlotte

 

Rev. Peter Russel

Parryville

1846/05/06

1846/05/07

CCG

Groom's was a printer; bride a d/o Wm. Lilly

Clark, Sarah

Mauch Chunk

Lyons, James

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Richard Webster

Mauch Chunk

1844/05/03

1844/05/15

CCG

 

Collins, Alice

Mauch Chunk Twp.

Gallagher, Dominick

Mauch Chunk Twp.

Samuel Holland, Esq.

Summit Hill

1831/10/??

1831/10/17

C

[Exact date not given]

Collins, Angeline

Mauch Chunk

Vanneman, Thomas K.

Mauch Chunk

Rev. H. E. Gilroy

Mauch Chunk

1843/11/30

1843/12/05

CC T

 

Collins, Catherine

Mauch Chunk

Lewis, G. W.

Formerly of Easton

Rev. Peter Russel

 

1848/12/30

1849/01/25

CCG

 

Collins, Joseph

 

Solo-?-?, Margaret

 

Jesse Pryor, Esq.

Mauch Chunk

1846/01/25

1846/02/05

CCG

[Part of bride's surname uncertain, may be "Solomon"]

Collins, Samuel P.

Wilkes Barre

Beaumont, Elizabeth

Wilkes Barre

Rev. D. W. Bristol

Wilkes Barre

1841/04/15

1841/04/24

C

Bride eldest d/o Hon. A. Beaumont of Wilkes Barre

Confer, Gideon

Mahoning Twp.

Neier, Eliza

W. Penn Twp., Schuylkill Co.

Rev. E. Augustus Bauer

 

1850/07/30

1850/08/29

CCG

 

Conner, Ann

Mauch Chunk

Abel, David

Easton, Pa.

Rev. L. Talf

Mauch Chunk

1836/08/30

1836/09/05

C

 

Conner, Cornelius

Mauch Chunk

Christina Hevner

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Richard Webster

Cherryville, Pa.

 

1839/11/02

C

 

Conner, David, Capt.

Mauch Chunk

Taylor, Jane

Easton

 

Bethlehem

1831/01/26

1831/01/31

C

 

Conner, Elizabeth

Mauch Chunk

Ripple, Isaac

Tamaqua

Rev. Richard Webster

Mauch Chunk

1836/10/09

1836/10/17

C

 

Conner, Elizabeth

Mauch Chunk

Broderick, Thomas

Summit Hill

Rev. Richard Webster

Mauch Chunk

1841/10/12

1841/10/18

C

Bride d/o Cornelius Conner of Mauch Chunk

Conner, James

Nesquehoning

Horn, Sarah

MC Twp.

Jacob S. Wallace, Esq.

MC Twp.

 

1837/03/02

C

 

Conner, James M.

Nesquehoning

Horn, Sarah

Mauch Chunk Twp.

Jacob S. Wallace, Esq.

Mauch Chunk Twp.

1837/03/17

1837/03/20

C

 

Conner, John

Mauch Chunk

Kern, Ann

Pottsville

John Franklin, Esq.

Tamaqua

1833/08/18

1833/08/24

C

 

Connor, John

Mauch Chunk

Haupt, Rebecca

Mauch Chunk

Rev. H. E. Gilroy

 

1843/05/25

1843/05/30

CC T

 

Connor, Mary

 

Warbus, U. G., Dr.

Rockport

Rev. Richard Webster

Mauch Chunk

1849/11/06

1849/11/15

CCG

 

Cook, Mary

Formerly of Reading, Pa.

Miner, Elias

Mauch Chunk

Rev. John Hecht

Easton, Pa.

1836/07/04

1836/07/11

C

 

Cooper, Susan

Nesquehoning

Hackett, Richard M.

Nesquehoning

Samuel S. Barber, Esq.

Nesquehoning

1836/03/09

1836/03/14

C

 

Corbat, Joseph

 

Funks, Sarah

Nesquehoning

Rev. Peter Russel

 

1848/10/20

1848/11/16

CCG

 

Corby, Ralph

Nesquehoning

Fisher, Mary Ann

Nesquehoning

Rev. Peter Russel

 

1845/02/23

1845/02/27

CCG

 

Cortright, A-?-?

Freemansburg

Larich, Elizabeth

Near Bethlehem

 

Bethlehem, Pa.

1845/11/06

1845/11/20

CCG

 

Cortright, C. B., Esq.

Penn Haven

Drum, Eliza

Conyngham

Rev. C. F. F. Sallman

 

1849/02/08

1849/02/22

CCG

 

Cortright, Nathan D.

Mauch Chunk

Harlan, Margaret

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Richard Webster

 

1845/02/06

1845/02/13

CCG

 

Cox, Charles D.

Mauch Chunk

Ryland, Elizabeth

Germantown, Pa.

Rev. Benjamin Keller

Germantown, Pa.

1831/10/25

1831/10/31

C

 

Cox, John

Nesquehoning

Muckalow, Elizabeth

Nesquehoning

Isaac T. Dodson, Esq.

Mauch Chunk

1833/10/19

1833/10/26

C

 

Cox, John P.

 

Sayre, Mary Elizabeth

Mauch Chunk

Rev. J. M. Rogers

Mauch Chunk

1841/06/24

1841/07/05

C

Bride d/o Wm. H. Sayre; Rev. Rogers of Trinity Church of Easton, Pa.

Cox, Susan L.

Mauch Chunk

Hart, Nathanial B.

White Haven

Rev. Richard Webster

Mauch Chunk

1843/12/12

1843/12/19

CC T

 

Coxe, Sarah

Mauch Chunk

Tyler, Harvey

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Dr. Flinn

Mauch Chunk

1829/09/27

1829/10/01

C

[Uncertain about bride's surname]

Coxon, Mary

Nesquehoning

May, John

Nesquehoning

Isaac T. Dodson, Esq.

Mauch Chunk

1833/02/23

1833/03/02

C

 

Coykendale, Huldah, Mrs.

Orange County, NY

Blakslee, Lucius, Esq.

White Haven

Rev. D. Harbison

 

1849/11/17

1849/11/22

CCG

Rev. Harbison of Beaver Meadow

Craver, Henry

Lausanne Twp.

Kisselbock, Miss

Lausanne Twp.

N.R. Penrose, Esq.

 

1839/10/19

1839/10/26

C

 

Crelley, Michael

Mauch Chunk

Gillaway, June

Mauch Chunk

Jesse K. Pryor, Esq.

Mauch Chunk

 

1839/04/15

C

 

Crellin, John

White Haven

Blakslee, Eunice

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Peter Russell

Mauch Chunk

1848/01/03

1848/01/06

CCG

 

Crellin, Thomas R.

Mauch Chunk

Harlan, Julia M.

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Newton Heston

 

1848/10/03

1848/10/05

CCG

 

Cromley, Rachel

 

Jameson, James

 

John Pryor, Esq.

 

1837/12/15

1838/01/08

C

 

Cross, Elizabeth

Baltimore

Webster, Richard, Rev.

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Robt. J. Breckenridge

Baltimore, Md.

1838/04/26

1838/05/07

C

Bride d/o the late William S. Cross of Baltimore

Cross, Margaret S.

Baltimore, Md.

Boyd, John H.

Baltimore, Md.

Rev. Richard Webster

Mauch Chunk

1850/08/01

1850/08/08

CCG

Bride d/o William S. Cross

Crossley, George

Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe Co.

Helsey, Sarah

Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe Co.

N.R. Penrose, Esq.

Beaver Meadow

1840/10/22

1840/10/21

C

 

Culver, Martha

Huntington Twp., Luzerne Co.

Lines, Samuel

Mauch Chunk

Rev. S. Laycock

Huntington Twp., Luzerne Co.

1841/02/14

1841/02/20

C

 

Daniels, Guinna

Beaver Meadows

Rillenee, John

Pottsville

N. R. Penrose, Esq.

 

1837/06/18

1837/06/05

C

 

Davenport, Mordecai

Nescopeck, Luzerne Co. Pa.

Kline, Catherine

Greenwood, Columbia Co., Pa.

Rev. J. G. Moore

Beaver Meadows

1846/02/06

1846/02/12

CCG

 

Davis, George

 

Holland, Rosamond

 

Rev. Mr. Depui of Pottsville

Summit Hill

1834/10/16

1834/10/18

C

Bride d/o Samuel Holland of Summit Hill

Davis, George H.

Summit Hill

Broderick, Eliza

Summit Hill

Rev. Richard Webster

Summit Hill

1839/05/27

1839/06/01

C

Bride d/o James Broderick of Summit Hill; [This marriage is not recorded in the Presbyterian records]

Davis, Helen

Berwick

Wilbur, John F.

Berwick

Rev. J. Sanks

 

1837/05/04

1837/05/08

C

 

Davis, Jane

Weatherly

Lewellyn, William

Weatherly

Rev. D. Harbison

 

1849/12/24

1850/01/03

CCG

Rev. Harbison of Beaver Meadow

Davis, Susan

Easton, Pa.

Hetrich, Josiah P.

Easton, Pa.

Rev. John Gray

Easton, Pa.

1832/12/27

1833/01/05

C

Groom editor of the Northampton Whig

Day, Jefferson

Luzerne Co., Pa.

Hinkle, Catherine

Luzerne Co., Pa.

N.R. Penrose, Esq.

 

1839/12/25

1840/01/04

C

Married with Mace & Wibzel

Dayton, Mary

Mauch Chunk

Allen, Thomas

Easton

John Pryor, Esq.

 

1838/01/04

1838/01/08

C

 

Deahl, Jacob

Reading

Wallace, Henrietta

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Walker

Allentown

1848/03/02

1848/03/09

CCG

 

DeBenneville, Ann

Branchtown, Pa.

Mears, Elwood

 

Mayor John Swift, Esq.

Philadelphia

1837/06/06

1837/06/19

C

Bride the d/o the late Nathan DeBenneville of Branchtown, Phila. Co., Pa.

Decker, Margaret

Mauch Chunk

Evans, John

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Herman Burr

Easton, Pa.

1847/03/25

1847/04/08

CCG

 

Defendarfer, George W.

Mauch Chunk

Fatzinger, Christiana

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Newton Heston

 

1847/10/31

1847/11/04

CCG

 

Dengler, Charles

E. Penn Twp.

Andreas, Mary Ann

E. Penn Twp.

Rev. John Zilch

 

1837/12/26

1838/01/08

C

 

Dennison, Henry M., Rev.

Brooklyn, NY

Taylor, Alice

 

Rev. W. T. Leavell

Charles Co., Va.

1850/07/11

1850/08/01

CCG

Bride d/o the former U.S. President Taylor; groom formerly of Wilkes Barre

Denton, James

Mauch Chunk

Sisty, Hannah

Mauch Chunk

Samuel Holland, Esq.

Mauch Chunk

1832/05/22

1832/05/28

C

 

Derrah, Elizabeth

Mauch Chunk

Vanneman, Asa R.

Mauch Chunk

Rev. H. E. Gilroy

Mauch Chunk

1843/12/31

1844/01/02

CC T

 

Derrah, Phebe

Mauch Chunk

Rudolph, William

Mauch Chunk

N. R. Penrose, Esq.

Beaver Meadows

1837/12/21

1838/01/01

C

 

Desilver, Anna

Philadelphia, Pa.

Fatzinger, John, Esq

Mauch Chunk

Rev. Dr. Newton

 

1847/09/09

1847/09/16

CCG

Bride d/o the late Robert Desilver of Philadelphia

Deterline, Elizabeth

Mauch Chunk

Lines, James S.

Mauch Chunk

D. Eberling, Esq.

Weissport

1840/11/20

1840/11/28

C

 

Devaney, Mary

Coal Ville

Shoemaker, Frank

Coal Ville

Rev. Wm. Abels

Coal Ville

1829/07/19

1829/07/23

C

 

Diley, Sarah

Lehigh Twp., Northampton Co.

Kent, Rodolphus

 

Rev. Dr. Sellers

 

1830/09/02

1830/09/13

C

Bride d/o Jacob Diley of Lehigh Twp.

Dimock, Asa G.

Honesdale

Bennett, Mariette

Montrose

 

Montrose, Pa

1833/04/14

1833/04/20

C

Taken from the "Montrose Volume"; groom an editor of the "Wayne Co. Herald"

Dinkey, Leah

East Penn Twp.

Balliet, George

East Penn Twp.

Rev. E. Augustus Bauer

 

1846/11/03

1846/11/26

CCG

 

Doan, Benjamin A.

Berwick

Moyer, Lucy Ann

Cattawisa

Rev. Alem Britain

Catawissa

1834/02/20

1834/03/01

C

 

Doan, Hannah

Berwick

Brown, William

Berwick

Rev. Isaiah Bahl

 

1836/06/29

1836/07/04

C

 

Dodson, Ezra

White Haven

Morgan, Elizabeth

Stroudsburg

Rev. Mr. Harrison

White Haven

1848/06/13

1848/06/22

CCG

 

Dodson, George W.

 

Boyer, Lydia

 

Rev. D. D. Lore

Mauch Chunk

1845/03/06

1845/03/13

CCG

 

Dodson, Lydia

Mauch Chunk

Speece, John

Mauch Chunk

John Pryor, Esq.

Mauch Chunk

1830/03/28

1830/04/01

C

[“Groom’s surname also spelled "Speese"]

Dodson, Mahala

Mauch Chunk

Beahm, Israel

Mauch Chunk

Rev. J. A. Boyle

 

1847/01/07

1847/01/14

CCG

 

Dorner, David K.

W. Penn Twp., Schuylkill Co.

Bilch, Eliza

W. Penn Twp., Schuylkill Co.

Rev. E. Augustus Bauer

 

1847/04/11

1847/05/06

CCG

 

Dorner, Prucilla

W. Penn Twp., Schuylkill Co.

Ziegler, Elijah

Masodtawny, Berks Co.

Rev. E. Augustus Bauer

 

1850/08/15

1850/08/29

CCG

 

 

 

 

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Of Jim Thorpe

Research, transcription & web page by

Jack Sterling

January 2004