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Marriage license affidavit — William Andrew Boentgen and Emma Wesemann, Philadelphia, 3 May 1890 (license 34155)
Transcript
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The record
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Transcription (as read)
"State of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, ss. Personally appeared William Andrew Boentgen who hereby requests the Clerk of the Orphans' Court, for the said County, to issue a License for the Marriage of himself to Emma Wesemann, and who, being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that he was born in Phila. on the 28th day of January A.D. 1866 [the last digit overwritten; doubtful]; that he resides at No. 1727 N. 3d St. Phila.; that he is by occupation woodcarver; that he is not related by blood or marriage to the person whom he desires to marry; that he has not been married before [and the marriage was dissolved by, struck]. That Emma Wesemann, whom he is about to marry, was born in Phila. (age 21) on the 10th day of January A.D. 1869; that she resides at No. 2515 [Jasper? Julep?] St. Phila.; is by occupation music teacher; that she has not been married before [and marriage was dissolved by, struck]. That he knows of no reason why the said marriage may not be lawfully made. Sworn and subscribed before me, this 3d day of May A.D. 1890. [clerk, illegible], Asst. Clerk of Orphans' Court. [Signed] Wm. A. Boentgen."
Notes
No parent of either party is named. "2515 [Jasper? Julep?] St." is Tulip Street: George Wesemann died at 2515 Tulip Street in 1896 and his widow lived there (F160). 1727 N. 3d St. is the house where Kate Boentgen died in 1907 (F79). Emma's year, 1869 with "age 21", stands against 1870 on her death certificate and the 1870 census (Chapter 4; F86); at 21 a bride needed no parent's consent.