Still working on George T. Reynolds but as usual, became distracted as I was looking at his father George H Reynolds.
- George H Reynolds marriage record has a bit of information on it.
- Groom George H. Reynolds
- Bride: Ann A. Anderson
- Residence of Groom: Exeter, N.H.
- Residence of Bride: Exeter, N.H.
- Age of Groom: 42 years
- Age of Bride: 23 years
- Occupation of Groom: Blacksmith
- Birthplace of Groom: Tony Valley, N. Y. (not sure if Tony is correct, could be something else due to legibility)
- Birthplace of Bride: Charlottetown, N.S.
- No. of Marriage of Groom: 2d
- No. of Marriage of Bride: 1st
- By Whom Married: Elias Nason
- Residence: Exeter, N. H.
- Official Station: Clergyman
- Date of Marriage: Oct 29, 1861
- Place: Exeter, N.H.
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- Groom's Father: Jacob Reynolds
- Father's Occupation: Tailor
- Groom's Mother: Mary Olds
- Mother's Birthplace: Gt Barrington, Mass.
- Bride's Father" John Anderson
- Father's Occupation" Sea Captain
- Father's Birthplace: Europe
- Bride's Mother: Frances Reynolds
- Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
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- Clerk that transcribed the marriage record: Fred S. Fellows
- Clerk of: Exeter, N. H.
- Date of transcript Feb 16, 1906
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- Further, found Jacob Reynolds and Mary Olds as well as George, in
- Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, Vol. I, page 395.
- This cleared things up since some trees on Ancestry listed his as being born in Saratoga Springs in 1817, death in 1903 Sandusky , Ohio with the parents being Daniel Benjamin Reynolds and Betsy Wilmot, his spouse Amelia. I knew this to be incorrect due to his obituary.
- The other item is his first wife is said to be Louisa Beebe. She was born: died: 14 May 1901. Census records before show George with Louisa, Census record after show George with Ann. The disconcerting thing is Louisa had not died, and yet her tombstone is engraved with the words : LOUISA WIFE OF George H. REYNOLDS Died May 14, 1901. If he had left her, why did they have that inscribed? My guess is to emphasize she was a married woman. Was there an actual divorce? I read somewhere that sometimes people just left and remarried without getting a divorce. Did his new family know there he had another family somewhere? I am curious about that. George did serve in the Civil War? I have a lot to try to discover here.
- Also, I am joining the Reynolds Family Association now that I know where our line of Reynolds come from. I am curious to find out if my DNA results will confirm this.
