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Marriage certificate for Jesse and Martha Love

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1879-1879
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a marriage certificate issued to Jesse Love and Martha Love nee Leonard on May 5, 1879. The certificate is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDE…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a marriage certificate issued to Jesse Love and Martha Love nee Leonard on May 5, 1879. The certificate is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER / (image of wedding) / This Certifies / THAT THE RITE OF / HOLY MATRIMONY / WAS CELEBRATED BETWEEN / Jesse Love formerly of South Marston, Wiltshire, England / and Martha Leonard formerly of Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England / on the 5th day of may 1879 at Little Trinity Church, Toronto, Canada / by The Rev. Saunders / Witness: ___ Francis / Tom Barry". printed and hand written on the obverse of the certificate. The reverse has a printed border and two columns under the heading of "Marriages". There is no hand written information on the reverse side.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Accession Code
BV008.20.2
Date
1879-1879
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on the content of the page
Images
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Elsie's Children

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
Publication Date
c1877
Call Number
813.4 FIN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV997.45.2
Call Number
813.4 FIN
Author
Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
Place of Publication
London, England
Publisher
George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.
Publication Date
c1877
Series
The Elsie books
Printer
W. Jolly and Sons
Physical Description
340 p. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Mrs. W. Whiting" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Christian life
Family--Fiction
Juvenile fiction
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Object History
This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.
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