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Marriage Certificate of Amanda Oakley and John A. Foreman, Jr., 1847.

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Description
The marriage certificate of Amanda Oakley to John Foreman, Bronte, Trafalgar Township, April 29, 1847.
Notes
The minister was John Oakley, Amanda's uncle, a Baptist minister.

Amanda had been born in Waterdown, East Flamborough (Ontario) and John in Lewiston, New York.

John Foreman was named for his father. After his marriage, he was a major in the American Civil War and moved his family west to the Kansas Territory. He found his name was not unique in the United States so to distinguish himself, he added the initial "A" and "Jr.", making his reputation as John A. Foreman, Jr.

Their stories are told in other records in this group.
Inscriptions
“This is to certify that John Foreman, bachelor, and Amanda Oakley, spinster, both of the town of Oakville in the district of Gore, and provinces of Canada, were married by me, at Bronte, in the forementioned districts, in the presence of John Henry Oakley and ? Wickwire, this 29th day of April, 1847, by license.
John Oakley
Minister of ?”
Date of Publication
29 Apr 1847
Date Of Event
April 29, 1847
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Amanda Mary Oakley, b. October 18, 1831, d.October 10, 1869. John A. Foreman, Jr., b. January 9, 1825, d. July 14, 1899.
Local identifier
TTOIEMB0005
Collection
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.50011 Longitude: -79.88294
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Recommended Citation
Marriage Certificate of Amanda Oakley and John A. Foreman, Jr.
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
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