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Marriage license affidavit — Charles W. Fechter and Anna M. Boentgen, Philadelphia, September 1889 (license 29282)
Transcript
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The record
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Transcription (as read)
"Charles W. Fechter … who hereby requests the Clerk of the Orphans' Court … to issue a License for the Marriage of [himself] to Anna M. Boentgen … that he was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on the 28th [?] day of March A.D. 1866 [?], that he resides at [9??] St John St, Phila, occupation [Machinist], that he is not related by blood or marriage … never married before. That Anna M. Boentgen … was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on the [5?] day of October A.D. 186[8], that she resides at [?]?? [N.?] 3d St, Phila, occupation [Tailoress?], that she has never been married before." Sworn [2?] September 1889; signed "Chas. W. Fechter".
House numbers and the day of birth doubtful at this resolution. No parent of either party is named.
Notes
The Image Index gives the marriage as 5 October 1889: that is the license date (the docket, Marriage_License_Cover_Charles_W_Fechter_And_Anna_M_Boentgen_Philadelphia_1889). Her birth date agrees with her 1962 death certificate (5 October 1868, F105).