By Maureen Bejar |

I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th birthday in the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning on this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old during this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it happened in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the films yet to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has anyone else run across marriages where the bride was so young?

Maureen Bejar

longsjourney

17 years 11 months ago

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Maureen, the youngest bride I have recorded is 10 years old, the standards were different then.
Linda in B.C.

Maureen Bejar wrote:

I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th birthday in the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning on this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old during this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it happened in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the films yet to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has anyone else run across marriages where the bride was so young?

Maureen Bejar

Thats funny I have my 4th grt grandmother as 11 Years Old. and her husband
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>From: Erlinda Castanon-Long
>Reply-To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
>To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
>Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Age of Eighteen Hundred brides
>Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:25:07 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Maureen, the youngest bride I have recorded is 10 years old, the standards
>were different then.
> Linda in B.C.
>
>Maureen Bejar wrote:
>
>I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th
>birthday in the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving
>a warning on this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16
>years old during this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I
>know that it happened in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have
>not ordered the films yet to check for the accuracy and whether this is the
>right family, but has anyone else run across marriages where the bride was
>so young?
>
>Maureen Bejar

Maureen Bejar

17 years 11 months ago

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Thank you all for the input on the age of young brides. I feel more confident that I have the right woman. It will be a while yet, but I will eventually order the films to confirm. Thanks again.

Pat Silva Corbera

17 years 11 months ago

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I am of Portuguese descendency, and my mother was married in Massachusetts USA at the age of 14 in June 1915, she turned 15 in July. My father was 23, they were 1st cousins one generations removed. Mostly likely an arranged marriage. My paternal grandfather was my maternal grandfather's uncle. Same last name.

Pat Silva Corbera
Tracy CA USA

Maureen Bejar wrote:

I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th birthday in the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning on this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old during this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it happened in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the films yet to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has anyone else run across marriages where the bride was so young?

Maureen Bejar

An obscure trivia fact . . .the present age of consent in Japan for women is 13 years old . . . .who woulda thunk it

Patricia Corbera wrote: I am of Portuguese descendency, and my mother was married in Massachusetts USA at the age of 14 in June 1915, she turned 15 in July. My father was 23, they were 1st cousins one generations removed. Mostly likely an arranged marriage. My paternal grandfather was my maternal grandfather's uncle. Same last name.

Pat Silva Corbera
Tracy CA USA

Maureen Bejar wrote:

I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th birthday in the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning on this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old during this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it happened in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the films yet to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has anyone else run across marriages where the bride was so young?

Maureen Bejar

My grandmother Maria was 14 when she married in 1911 in Comal, Texas.
--
Esther A. Herold

-------------- Original message from robert hernandez : --------------

> An obscure trivia fact . . .the present age of consent in Japan for women is 13
> years old . . . .who woulda thunk it
>
> Patricia Corbera wrote: I am of Portuguese
> descendency, and my mother was married in Massachusetts USA at the age of 14 in
> June 1915, she turned 15 in July. My father was 23, they were 1st cousins one
> generations removed. Mostly likely an arranged marriage. My paternal grandfather
> was my maternal grandfather's uncle. Same last name.
>
> Pat Silva Corbera
> Tracy CA USA
>
> Maureen Bejar wrote:
>
> I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th birthday in
> the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning on
> this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old during
> this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it happened
> in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the films yet
> to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has anyone
> else run across marriages where the bride was so young?
>
> Maureen Bejar

Esther, how wonderful to see you out and about.again. I had a cuz who married at 13 in 1950 Nebr. and aunt who married at 13 in 1940 Texas. I think it's Colo. who still has a really low age ( 15) with consent for girls to marry today. I have a genealogy line full of really young women getting married. I have noticed 2nd, 3rd and 4th wives always stayed the same age ( 14/16) while the husbands got older. I believe it went something like this--girls mensus started on Tue. she was married on Fri., had a slew of kids, died and the hubby found another really young wife to watch those children and have another bunch. Sometimes this went on for up to 4 wives. I also have an ancestor who did not die but she was pregnant for a total of 22 yrs..
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: eaherold@att.net
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Age of Eighteen Hundred brides

My grandmother Maria was 14 when she married in 1911 in Comal, Texas.
--
Esther A. Herold

-------------- Original message from robert hernandez >: --------------

> An obscure trivia fact . . .the present age of consent in Japan for women is 13
> years old . . . .who woulda thunk it
>
> Patricia Corbera wrote: I am of Portuguese
> descendency, and my mother was married in Massachusetts USA at the age of 14 in
> June 1915, she turned 15 in July. My father was 23, they were 1st cousins one
> generations removed. Mostly likely an arranged marriage. My paternal grandfather
> was my maternal grandfather's uncle. Same last name.
>
> Pat Silva Corbera
> Tracy CA USA
>
> Maureen Bejar wrote:
>
> I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th birthday in
> the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning on
> this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old during
> this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it happened
> in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the films yet
> to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has anyone
> else run across marriages where the bride was so young?
>
> Maureen Bejar

By contrast, my Mexican grandmother was in her mid-twenties when she
married. Marge:)
On Jun 7, 2007, at 2:21 AM, eaherold@att.net wrote:

> My grandmother Maria was 14 when she married in 1911 in Comal, Texas.
> --
> Esther A. Herold
>
>
> -------------- Original message from robert hernandez
> : --------------
>
>
>> An obscure trivia fact . . .the present age of consent in Japan for
>> women is 13
>> years old . . . .who woulda thunk it
>>
>> Patricia Corbera wrote: I am of Portuguese
>> descendency, and my mother was married in Massachusetts USA at the
>> age of 14 in
>> June 1915, she turned 15 in July. My father was 23, they were 1st
>> cousins one
>> generations removed. Mostly likely an arranged marriage. My paternal
>> grandfather
>> was my maternal grandfather's uncle. Same last name.
>>
>> Pat Silva Corbera
>> Tracy CA USA
>>
>> Maureen Bejar wrote:
>>
>> I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th
>> birthday in
>> the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a
>> warning on
>> this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years
>> old during
>> this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that
>> it happened
>> in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the
>> films yet
>> to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but
>> has anyone
>> else run across marriages where the bride was so young?
>>
>> Maureen Bejar

My grandmother Paula was 13 when she married my grandfather. I still don't
know where, but I think it was either in San Diego or somewhere in Phoenix
Arizona. Her natural father died and stepmother married her off.....the
year was 1926.....

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org]On Behalf Of
eaherold@att.net
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:21 AM
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Age of Eighteen Hundred brides

My grandmother Maria was 14 when she married in 1911 in Comal, Texas.
--
Esther A. Herold

-------------- Original message from robert hernandez
: --------------

> An obscure trivia fact . . .the present age of consent in Japan for women
is 13
> years old . . . .who woulda thunk it
>
> Patricia Corbera wrote: I am of Portuguese
> descendency, and my mother was married in Massachusetts USA at the age of
14 in
> June 1915, she turned 15 in July. My father was 23, they were 1st cousins
one
> generations removed. Mostly likely an arranged marriage. My paternal
grandfather
> was my maternal grandfather's uncle. Same last name.
>
> Pat Silva Corbera
> Tracy CA USA
>
> Maureen Bejar wrote:
>
> I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th
birthday in
> the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning
on
> this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old
during
> this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it
happened
> in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the
films yet
> to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has
anyone
> else run across marriages where the bride was so young?
>
> Maureen Bejar

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