tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post1407814942634170673..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 232: 1832 Marriage Record of Abigail (Gates) Seaver and Isaac Seaver in Westminster, Mass.Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19140958415635621282014-09-19T03:22:33.170-07:002014-09-19T03:22:33.170-07:00In the Bible (and subsequently modern Jewish law),...In the Bible (and subsequently modern Jewish law), a woman cannot marry her husband's brother exept in the case of a levirate marriafge - which this obviously isn't.<br /><br />I deliberately use the word "cannot" rather than "may not" because the marriage would be invalid. It's one of the lists of forbidden relationships which we today call "incest."IsraelPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748957039859625149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1277795379890759292014-09-18T09:51:04.628-07:002014-09-18T09:51:04.628-07:00I have seen some records in Maine (when still part...I have seen some records in Maine (when still part of Mass.) where the couple's intention was recorded by the Town Clerk on one date, and then a couple of weeks later the same Clerk recorded his certification of publication.<br /><br />I do think your record here is difficult to interpret. Finding a date of newspaper publication would help a lot.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com