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Marriage by Clergymen [From Boston Journal]

"Marriage by Clergymen [From Boston Journal]." New-York Saturday Press. 17 Jul. 1860: 3.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
journalism
Abstract: 

This article discusses a claim made by a Mr. Jas Savage in a speech given to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Mr. Savage stated that there were no marriages officiated by a member of the clergy of the Church of England before 1686 in New England. One of the reasons for this is the Puritanical belief that marriage was a civil contract.