I think we have to distinguish between a marriage and a wedding as they are not
the same thing.
There can only be one Legal marriage ceremony (that which the State recognizes
as granting the legal benefits of marriage) but there can be an infinite number
of wedding ceremonies.
----- Original Message ----
From: Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 1:48:06 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to record two marriages
Jack,
I've an uncle and aunt who were married twice. They first married in
a civil ceremony in the city clerk's office of New York state. Since
the groom's mother didn't like the bride, they kept the marriage a
secret from the mother for several months. The bride mentioned the
civil ceremony to her parish priest who then married them a second
time in the church in the state of New Jersey. It happens!
As to how I entered it, I went into the couple's first marriage
record and at the bottom of the screen, clicked on the "Add" button
and added the event "Alt. Marriage" where I added the second date and
second location so that both events were shown under the Marriage window.
Cathy H.
At 11:32 AM 7/19/2008, you wrote:
>I have a couple who got married twice in the space of 6 weeks and wondered
>what the best way was to record this in Legacy.
>
>I found two possible marriage entries for the couple in Kent, England in
>1868
>Sep 1868 Medway 2a 619 and Sep 1868 Medway 2a 645
>
>I've just bought both certificates and found that they are definitely the
>same couple. One marriage was on July 2nd and the other on August 22nd at a
>different church. Both marriages were by Banns and both described as
>bachelor/spinster. There's nothing on the certificates to say one was null
>and void.
>Never seen anything like this before and so I'm totally confused!!
>
>Also, does anybody know why (or how) a couple would get married twice in the
>space of 6 weeks?
>
>
>Jack
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