To quote the ubiquitous Wikipedia: "A shotgun wedding is a form of forced marriage occasioned by an <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_pregnancy> unplanned pregnancy". Accepting that definition then, no, Randolph and Jennie's wedding was not a shotgun wedding. There is no evidence to suggest they were pressured into it by pregnancy. On the contrary, if I recall correctly, they had fought long and hard to gain their families' acquiescence, long before WSC could have been conceived. As to whether Jennie was pregnant at the wedding - that is a separate question, the answer to which we shall probably never know for sure.
Dave _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Dennis Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 3:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] Randolph and Jennie 1873 Annual Regatta: Randolph met Jennie Jerome Randolph met Jennie Jerome in 1873 and about a year later WSC was born. Was this union a shot gun marriage? Thanks, Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
