File:Marriage certificate for David Denny and Louisa Boren, January 23, 1853 (MOHAI 12453).jpg

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English: Marriage certificate for David Denny and Louisa Boren, January 23, 1853   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Maynard, David S.
Title
English: Marriage certificate for David Denny and Louisa Boren, January 23, 1853
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David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) was born in Putnam County, Indiana. In 1851, at age 19, he traveled overland to Alki Point, in what was then Oregon Territory, to prepare for the arrival of the rest of the Denny Party. In 1853, he married his stepsister Louisa Boren (1827-1916), also a member of the Denny party, and moved across the bay to Seattle. David Denny had many business interests, including a sawmill and electric and cable railways. He served as probate judge and county commissioner, and he actively supported woman suffrage. This handwritten document certifies David Denny's marriage to Louisa Boren in a civil ceremony in on January 23, 1853, held at the home of his brother, Arthur A. Denny, and Arthur's wife (and Louisa's sister), Mary Ann Boren Denny. The brief document is signed by David S. "Doc" Maynard (1808-1873), Seattle's first Justice of the Peace, who performed the ceremony.

Transcript of handwritten text: This May Certify that David Denny and Louisa Boren were joined in Marriage at the Residence of Arthur A. Denny, in the County of King & Territory of Oregon by me in presence of A.A. Denny & wife & others on this the 23th day of Jan'y 1853. D.S. Maynard J.P. Caption information sources: Denny, David Thomas (1832-1903), Walt Crowley, 08/31/1998,.org Essay 1729

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Marriage certificates; Pioneers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • People: Denny, David Thomas ; Denny, Louisa Boren; Maynard, David S. (David Swinson), 1808-1873
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English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date Taken on 23 January 1853
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English: 1 certificate
Dimensions height: 5 in (12.7 cm); width: 8 in (20.3 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,8U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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