Marriages in Tisbury, Dukes Co.,
Massachusetts, 1850 - 1853

Transcribed from the original town records by C. Baer, 1993.

* See also the Every Name Index to Marriages in Tisbury, 1850 -1875.
* See also Index to Marriage Notices in the Vineyard Gazette 1850 - 1863.
* See also the Town Hall's index to marriages 1844-1940 by bride and groom.
* For Tisbury marriages during 1853-1875, see Marriages in Tisbury, 1853 - 1875.
* For Tisbury marriages before 1850, please consult Vital Records of Tisbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (NEHGS, Boston, 1910.)

* Return to the Tisbury History Home Page.

PAGE 7   Charles Bradley Registrar
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 No.   Groom and Bride         Condition  Age  Occupation       Date
.
  1   Richard L. Hursel          Single    24  Carpenter      2/28/1850
.
      Philena H. Skiff           Single  [Blank]
.
.
  2   Franklin D? Cottle         Single    33  Carpenter      2/27 [1850]
.
      Hepsy Andrews              Widow     41
.
.
  3   James D. Peakes Jr.        Single    22  Mariner        2/13/1850
.
      Sarah Blish                Single    20
.
.
  4   Charles W. Butler          Single    24  Mariner        4/11/1850
.
      Abby P. Merry              Single    16
.
.
.
   Official             Birthplace     Residence          Parents               Father's residence
.
Wm. J. Breed Pastor of    Tisbury        Tisbury      John + Elisa Hursel         Tisbury
  High Street Ch.
  Providence              Tisbury        Tisbury      Stephen + Bathsheba Skiff   Tisbury
.
.
Benjn. F. Hadden          Tisbury        Tisbury      James + Jane Cottle         Tisbury
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury      [Blank]
.
.
Wm. J. Breed Pastor of    Tisbury        Tisbury      James D. + Sophronia Peakes Tisbury
  High St. Church
  Providence              Vaselborrough, Tisbury      Wm. + Catherine Blish
                            Me.
.
Thomlitle? C. Jameson     Edgartown      Tisbury      Samuel + Martha Butler      Wisconsin
  Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury      Thos. + Mary Merry          Tisbury
.
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 No.   Groom and Bride         Condition  Age  Occupation        Date
.
  5   Clement F. Norton          Single    26  Mariner        5/28/1850
.
      Abby S. Davis              Single    20
.
.
  6   Albert O. Look             Single    28  Mariner        6/12/1850
.
      Caroline Clifford          Single    19
.
.
  7   Alpha A. Forbush           Widower   24  Mariner        6/21/1850
.
      Emily Dexter               Single    17
.
.
  8   Charles C. Look            Single    27  Blacksmith     6/27/1850
.
      Sarah Smith                Single    25
.
.
  9   Samuel Look                Single    23  Yeoman         7/1/[1850]
.
      Emeline W. Coffin          Single    20
.
.
 10   John G. Chase              Single    28  Carpenter      7/7/[1850]
.
      Ann M. Maxfeld             Single    18
.
.
 11   Nathan Smith               Widower   65  Yeoman         7/9/1850
.
      Betsey Look                Widow     63
.
.
 12   Asa H. Calhoon             Single    28  Mariner        7/30/1850
.
      Georgana Daggett           Single    22
.
.
 13   Silas Cottle               Single    28  Master Mariner 8/1850
.
      Alathea? S. Luce           Single    27
.
.
 14   Presbery Norton            Widower   70  Boat Builder   8/27/1850
.
      Eliza Manter               Widow     30
.
.
 15   Freeman Allen              Single    40  Pilot          10/13/1850
.
      Susan W. Eaton             Single    29
.
.
 16   Wendell Luce               Single    32  Seaman         10/20/1850
.
      Joannah Pease              Single    21
.
.
 17   Hilliard M. Norton         Single    36  Laborer        11/17/1850
.
      Sally W. Smith             Widow     40
.
.
 18   George H. Harding          Single    24  Mariner        12/22/1850
.
      Sarah A. Crosby            Single    22
.
.
 19   Lorenzo Baker              Single    28  Houseright     1/27/1850
.
      Martha A. Butler           Single    23
.
.
 20   Thaddeus Luce              Single    21  Currier        2/19/1850
.
      Mary Chase                 Single    22
.
.
 21   Henry Buckley              Single    28  Mariner        4/14/1850
.
      Saphronia Raynolds         Single    41
.
.
.
    Official             Birthplace       Residence               Parents
.
Cyrus Miner Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        Peter + Lydia Norton
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. H. + Mary Davis
.
.
Wm. Stow Baptist          Tisbury        Tisbury        John + Rebecca Look
Clergyman Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        John + Almira Clifford
.
.
Cyrus Miner Baptist       Peterbrouh?,   Tisbury        Luke + Nancy Forbush
Clergyman                   Me.?
                           Tisbury        Tisbury        Ira + Harriet Dexter
.
.
Cyrus Miner Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. + Rebecca Look
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Joseph + Sally Smith
.
.
Cyrus Miner Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        Charles + Betsey Look
Clergy
                          Edgartown      Tisbury        George + Mary Coffin
.
.
Ebenezer Chase            Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. + Temperance Chase
Congregationalist Clergy
                          Ledgyard?      Tisbury        Isaac Maxfeld
.
.
Wm. Stowe Baptist         Edgartown      Tisbury        David + Sally Smith
Clergyman
                          Edgartown      Tisbury        John + Caroline Smith
.
.
M.J. Tabot Jr. Methodist  Harwich        Harwich        Reuben + Eunise? Calhoon
Clergy
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Seth + Polly Daggett
.
.
[blank]                   Chilmark       Tisbury        Mayhew + Sarah Cottle
.
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Jonathon + Sally Luce
.
.
William Stowe             Tisbury        Tisbury        Francis + Judida? Norton
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Davis + Cynthia Mayhew
.
.
M. J. Talbot Jr.          Industry       Tisbury        Bartlett + Lucy Allen
Clergyman
                          Farmington     Tisbury        Isaac + Mary Eaton
.
.
Ebenezer Chase            Tisbury        Chilmark       Ebenezer + Mary Luce
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Bartlett + Olive Pease
.
.
Wm. Stowe                 Edgartown      Tisbury        Mitchael + Jane Norton
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Emanual + Mehitable Joseph
.
.
M. J. Talbot Jr.          Tisbury        Tisbury        William + Abigail Harding
Clergyman
                          Dedham Me.     Tisbury        Elisha + Sarah Crosby
.
.
M. J. Talbot Jr.          Falmouth       Tisbury        Isaac + Lucy Baker
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        David + Lela Butler
.
.
M. J. Talbot Jr.          Tisbury        Tisbury        Seth + Abigail Luce
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Timothy + Sally Chase
.
.
Jesse Pease               Tisbury        Tisbury        John + Sally Buckley
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Benjn. + Rhoda Raynolds

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 No.   Groom and Bride         Condition  Age  Occupation        Date
.
  1   Benjamin Nye               Widower   40  Shipwright     1/22/1851
.
      Charlotte L. Allen         Single    32
.
.
  2   Cornelius Ripley           Single    31  Carpenter      3/20/1851
.
      Abagail M. Crowell         Single    26
.
"John D. Rotch Registrar"
.
  3   William E. Athearn         Single    27  Mariner        4/24/1851
.
      Hannah R. Luce             Single    18
.
.
  4   John A. Spencer            Widower   41  Mariner        5/4/1851
.
      Martha J. Peters           Single    41
.
.
  5   William H. Davis           Widower   45  Yeoman         5/11/1851
.
      Mary Ann Athearn           Single    37
.
.
  6   Edward T. T. Smith         Single    24  Farmer         5/11/1851
.
      Mary S. Adams              Single    25
.
.
  7   George W. Luce             Single    25  Mariner        5/27/1851
.
      Martha T. Skiff            Single    18
.
.
  8   Ellsworth A. Luce          Single    25  Mariner        6/4/1851
.
      Margaret M. Smith          Single    23
.
.
  9   Thomas N. Russel           Single    26  Seaman         6/3/1851
.
      Eliza C. Smith             Single    22
.
.
 10   Jacob L. Cleveland         Single    28  Mariner        6/25/1851
.
      Sarah F. Gray              Single    18
.
.
 11   Andrew J. Roulstone        Single    22  Blacksmith     7/2/1851
.
      Lucy Mayhew                Single    18
.
.
 12   Shubael Dunham             Single    26  Carpenter      8/7/1851
.
      Elizabeth E. Dexter        Single    24
.
.
 13   Edward Beverly             Widower   35  Mariner        9/4/1851
.
      Sarah A. Anthony           Single    16
.
.
 14   Valentine Lewis            Single    22  Mariner        9/11/1851
.
      Sarah J. Claghorn          Single    22
.
.
 15   Lorenzo Butler             Widower   31  Housewright    9/16/1851
.
      Evelina B. Green           Single    24
.
.
 16   Edwin R. Randall           Single    36  Mariner        10/5/1851
.
      Charlotte A. Luce          Single    29
.
.
 17   William K. Waggoner        Single    22  Mariner        10/12/1851
.
      Rebecca L. Chase           Single    21
.
.
 18   Oliver Mayhew              Divorced  33  Yeoman         10/3/1851
                                [written over "unmarried"]
      Mary E. Norton             Widow     28
.
.
.
    Official             Birthplace     Residence       Parents               Marriage No.
.
M. J. Talbot Clergyman    Falmouth       Tisbury        Tristram + Levina Nye          2
.
                          Industry, Me.  Tisbury        Bartlett + Lucy Allen          1
.
.
Wm. Stow                  Edgartown      Edgartown      Jethro? + Emma? Ripley
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Jeremiah + Olive Crowell
.
.
.
Jesse Pease               Tisbury        Tisbury        Henry + Ann Athearn
minister of the Gospel
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Russel? + Hannah Luce
.
.
Jesse Pease               Island of Ft?  Christiantown, Antone + Philippe? Spencer     2
minister of the Gospel      Nicholas       Tisbury
                          Christiantown, Christiantown, Francis + Hepsy Peters         1
                            Tisbury         Tisbury
.
Wm. Stowe                 Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. + Ann? Davis               2 
minister of the Gospel
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Solomon + Nancy Athearn        1
.
.
Wm. Stowe                 Tisbury        Tisbury        Nathan + Polly Smith           1
minister of the Gospel
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Joseph + Delia Adams           1
.
.
George W. Stearns         Edgartown      Tisbury        George W. + Sarah M. Luce      1
minister of the Gospel
                          Chilmark       Tisbury        Stephen + Bathsheba Skiff      1
.
.
Wm. Stow Baptist          Tisbury        Tisbury        Richard + Hepsey Luce          1
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        James + Julia Smith            1
.
.
George W. Stearns, ME.    New Bedford    New Bedford    Lewis + Sarah Russel           1
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Chas. G. + Drusilla Smith      1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        Warren + Lucretia Cleveland    1
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Franklin + Thankful Gray       1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Charlestown    Tisbury        Andrew + Hannah Roulstone      1
clergyman
                          Chilmark       Tisbury        Bartlett + Mary Mayhew         1
.
.
William Stow Baptist      Tisbury        Tisbury        George + Eliza Dunham          1
Clergy
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Benj. + Betsey Dexter          1
.
.
Geo. W. Stearns M.E.      England        Tisbury        John + Rebecca Beverly         2
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Abm. + Fanny H. Anthony        1
.
.
William Stow Baptist      Rochester      Rochester      George + Betsey Lewis          1
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Joseph + Augusta Claghorn      1
.
.
William Stow Baptist      Edgartown      Edgartown      Herman + Abiah Butler          2
Clergyman
                          Falmouth       Falmouth       Abisha + Mary Green            1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       London England London         Thos. + Ann Randal             1
Clergy
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Hovey + Nancy Luce             1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       New Bedford    Fairhaven      Alexander + Caroline E.        1
Clergyman                                                 Waggoner
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. + Temperance Chase         1
.
.
George W. Stearns ME      Chilmark       Chilmark       Meletiah + Lucy Mayhew         2
Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Mayhew + Mary Look             2
.
PAGE 12   John D. Rotch Registrar
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 No.   Groom and Bride         Condition  Age  Occupation        Date
.
 19   James L. Athearn           Single    35  Yeoman         11/16/1851
.
      Margaret Pease             Single    23
.
.
 20   William C. Dunham          Single    22  Mariner        11/30/1851
.
      Love C. Robinson           Single    20
.
.
 21   Hiram Luce                 Single    23  Mariner        12/23/1851
.
      Harriet O. Pease           Single    23
.
.
 22   Henry L. Whiting           Single    30  Civil Engineer 11/3/1851
.
      Anna F. Johnson            Single    21
.
.
  1   Clement Vincent            Single    28  Mariner        1/22/1852
.
      Julia Waldron              Single    22
.
 "William A. Robinson Registrar"
.
  3   William M. Egerton         Single    25  Mariner        3/28/1852
.
      Ann W. Heald               Single    25  Seamstress
.
"Matthew P. Butler Registrar"
.
  2   Samuel N. Pease            Single    24? Carpenter      3/28?/1852
                                              ["Mechanic" crossed out]
      Charlotte Athearn          Single    21
.
.
  4   Willis Howse               Single    27  Master Mariner 4/7/1852
.
      Mary Elisabeth Dias        Single    20
.
.
  5   Caleb R. Lambert           Single    22  Mariner        4/14/1852
.
      Mercy Heald                Single    20
.
.
  6   Henry B. Chase             Single    28  Mariner        4/17/1852
.
      Reliance Buckley           Single    23
.
.
  7   John Buckley               Single    25  Mariner        6/1/1852
.
      Mary P. West               Single    28
.
.
  8   James H. Bunting           Single    21  Mariner        6/3/1852
      [Charles H. Bunting" crossed out.]
      Minerva R. Chase           Single    16
.
.
  9   Edward Harding             Widower   42  Mariner        6/20/1852
.
      Mary S. Luce               Widow     27
.
.
 10   Thomas C. Harding          Single    23  Mariner        6/24/1852
.
      Harriet Dexter             Single    22
.
.
 11   Daniel F. Worth            Single    23  Mariner        6/29/1852
.
      Jane W. Harding            Single    18
.
.
.
    Official             Birthplace     Residence       Parents              Marriage No.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        Benjamin + Sally Athearn       1
Clergy
                          Edgartown      Tisbury        Jesse + Margaret Pease         1
.
.
G. W. Stearns ME.         Buffalo        Tisbury        Sanders? + Mary Dunham         1
minister
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Thos. + Amy N. Robinson        1
.
.
G. W. Stearns ME          Tisbury        Tisbury        Edmund + Sarah Luce            1
Minister of the Gospel
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Bartlett + Olive Pease         1
.
.
Elijah Demond Cong.       Albany NY      Philidelphia   Daniel + Elizabeth Whiting     1
Clergman
                          Chilmark       Tisbury        Asa + Prudence Johnson         1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Edgartown      Edgartown      Matthew + Sophia Vincent       1
Minister
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Thos. + Rebecca Waldron        1
.
.
.
Geo. W. Stearns Tisbury   Hudson, N. York  Tisbury      Walter + Elisa Egerton         1
Methodist Clergyman
                          Maison?, State  Tisbury       John + Hannah Heald            1
                                of Maine
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Edgartown      Tisbury        Jesse + Margaret Pease         1
Clergyman of Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Benjamin + Hepsa Athearn       1
.
.
George F. Danforth        Dartmouth      New Bedford    Lot + Deborah Howse            1
Baptist Clergyman of
Dartmouth Mass.           Tisbury        Tisbury        Joseph + Betsey Dias           1
.
.
Geo. D. Crocker Baptist   Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. M. + Betsey Lambert        1
Clergyman of Edgartown
Mass.                     Madison, State Tisbury        John + Hannah Heald            1
                            of Maine
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Springfield,   Springfield    Andrew + Lydia Chase           1
Clergyman                   Mass.           Mass.
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        John + Sally Buckley           1
.
.
G. W. Stearns Methodist   Tisbury        Tisbury        John + Sally Buckley           1
Clergyman of Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        William + Polly West           1
.
.
Wm. W. Hall Edgartown     Edgartown      Edgartown      James + Sarah Bunting          1
Baptist Clergyman
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Abram + Love Chase             1
.
.
G. W. Stearns Methodist   Tisbury        Tisbury        William Harding + Abigail      2
Clergyman of Tisbury                                                        Harding
                          Industry, Me.  Tisbury        Supply B. + Mary S. Norton     2
.
.
Geo. F. Danforth Baptist  Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. + Abigail Harding          1
Minister Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Ira + Harriet Dexter           1
.
.
Geo. W. Stearns Methodist Tisbury        Tisbury        Henry P. + Mercy Worth         1
Clergyman of Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Edward + June Harding          1
.
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 No.   Groom and Bride         Condition  Age  Occupation        Date
.
 12   Capt. Nathan M. Jernegan   Single    30  Mariner        6/27/1852
.
      Charlotte C. Dunham        Single    22
.
.
 13   Capt. Ephraim Harding      Widower   38  Mariner        7/1/1852
.
      Miss Eliza Dunham          Single    25
.
.
 14   Mayhew Norton              Single    32  Mariner        6/27/1852
.
      Elisabeth A. Athearn       Single    23
.
.
 15   Elijah B. Vincent          Widower   39  Yeoman         9/19/1852
.
      Elisabeth Athearn          Single    19
.
.
 16   Tristram Cleaveland        Widower   31  Mechanic       10/27/1852
.
      Hannah M. Chase            Widow     28  Seamstress
.
.
 17   Hervy Weeks                Single    31  Carpenter      10/11/1852
.
      Ann M. Davis               Single    27
.
.
 18   Francis L. Richardson      Single    23  Lawyer         11/18/1852
.
      Sarah J. Dexter            "-"       20
.
.
 19   Cyrus Vincent              Single    28  Carpenter      11/25/1852
.
      Susan B. Vincent           Single    24
.
.
  1   John L. Vincent            Single    31  Farmer         1/27/1853
.
      Isabella W. Athearn        Single    22
.
.
  2   John Henry Eagleston       Widower   47  Mariner        2/16/1853
.
      Hanah Norton               Single    20
.
.
  3   Wm. Downs                  Widower   55  Mariner        2/20/1853
.
      Betsey Davis               Single    38
.
John D. Rotch Registrar"
.
  4   William N. Gray            Single    40  Farmer         3/20/1853
.
      Fyann Weeks                Single    32
.
.
  5   John B. Vollow             Single    30  Mariner        5/22/1853
.
      Sarah A. Smith             Single    23
.
.
  6   Leonard L. Cleveland       Single    26  Mariner        6/7/1853
.
      Georgianna M. Dunham       Single    28
.
.
  7   J. Daney Bullen            Single    26  Teacher        6/17/1853
.
      Lucy F. Harding            Single    20
.
.
  8   John Mantor                Single    29  Mariner        6/27/1853
.
      M. Augusta Merrill         Single    22
.
.
  9   Wm. H. Sanders             Single    34  Mariner        7/9/1853
.
      Almira Peters              Single    29
.
.
 10   Sylvanus Cleaveland        Single    27  Mariner        7/13/1853
.
      Abba B. Heald              Single    26
.
.
.
    Official             Birthplace     Residence       Parents              Marriage No.
.
George F. Danforth        Edgartown      Edgartown      Nathan + Prudence Jernegan     1
Baptist Clergyman
Tisbury                   Tisbury        Tisbury        Thomas + Paulina Dunham        1
.
.
Geo. F. Danforth Baptist  Tisbury        Tisbury        William + Abigail Harding      2
Clergyman of Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        George + Eliza Dunham          1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        Mayhew + Hannah Norton         1
Clergyman of Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Henry + Ann Athearn            1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Edgartown      Edgartown      Seth + Ann Vincent             2
Clergyman Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Robert + Elisa Athearn         1
.
.
Geo. S. Danforth          Edgartown      Edgartown      John + Pervilla? Cleaveland    2
Baptist Clergyman of
Tisbury                   Tisbury        Tisbury        Thomas + Hannah Robinson       2
.
.
Geo. W. Stearns           Chilmark       Chilmark       George + Charlotte Weeks       1
Minister of the Gospel -
Tisbury                   Chilmark       Chilmark       John + Sophronia Davis         1
.
.
George W. Stearns         Woburn         Winchester     Zechuriah + Easter W. Richardson  1
Methodist Clergyman
Tisbury                   Tisbury        Tisbury        Dennis + Mary Dexter           1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Edgartown      Edgartown      Daniel S. + Jane Vincent       1
Clergyman Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. S. + Hannah Vincent        1
.
.
S. Cole Congregationalist Edgartown      Edgartown      Seth + Anna Vincent            1
Clergyman Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Robert + Elisa Athearn         1
.
.
George F. Danforth        Baltimore      Salem          [blank]                        3
Baptist Clergyman of
Tisbury                   Tisbury        Tisbury        Alfred + Hannah Norton         1
.
.
George F. Danforth        Tisbury        Tisbury        Wm. + Love Downs               3
Baptist clergyman Tisbury
                          Industry, Maine Tisbury       James + Betsey Davis           1
.
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        Freeman + Betsey Gray          1
Clergy Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Shubael + Olive Weeks          1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Baltimore      Baltimore      Greenbury? + Anna Vallow       1
Clergy Tisbury
                          Edgartown      Tisbury        Sarah Mingo                    1
.
.
S. Cole Congl. Minister   Tisbury        Tisbury        Benjamin + Hannah Cleveland    1
West Tisbury
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Thos. + Paulina Dunham         1
.
.
Bartlett Allen Justice    New Sharon Me. Tisbury        Warren + Sally Bullen          1
of the Peace
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Chas. D. + Caroline Harding    1
.
.
Franklin Gavitt Methodist Tisbury        Tisbury        John + Betsey Mantor           1
Clergy
                          Livermore Me.  Tisbury        Richard + Eunice Merrill       1
.
.
Jesse Pease Baptist       Tisbury        Tisbury        John + Jemima Sanders          1
Clergy
                          Tisbury        Tisbury        Franklin + Hepsey Peters       1
.
.
S. Cole Congregl.         Tisbury        Tisbury        Henry + Mary A. Cleaveland     1
Clergyman
                          Madison Me.    Tisbury        John + Hannah Heald            1
.


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