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Courtship and Marriage
Our young people are there to a Daunce

 
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 December 19, 1791, Monday

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 Snowd ys morn. I Came home Early. mr Balld & Ephm went for Jonas Hay. Clear towards night. I have been mending my Cloaths. Moses Pollard waited on my Dagts & Parthenia to his Dads this Evng. this day is ye Anavarsery of Marriage. I went to hous keeping the Same Day, have had 6 removes Since. my next may be into my last abode, may I be prepard. Cyrus went to Pittstn this morn. my Girls returnd after the moon rose. at Dtos. 37 years this Day Since I was Joind in wedlock with mr Ballard. many Sines have past Since yt Day.
 

 

 July 15, 1792, Sunday

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 Clear. mr Ballard, my Self & Ephm attended Public worship all Day, my Son Cyrus aftern. mr Smith Discourst from 1st John v Ch 10 vers in ye morn; Aftn fm Proverbs 1st 29th. mr Livermr here at Evn, Drank Tea. Dolly tarries here ys night. at meeting. Wm Briggs & Nabby Fuller Publisht ye 2nd Time.
 

 

 July 23, 1792, Monday

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 Clear. I went as far as my Sons. Calld to See mrs Andrews and mrs Savage, they are not very well. mr Hamlin had a house phraim raisd this aftern. mr [sic] Dagts are gone there to a Daunce, Ephm allso. Sally was gone to Capt Savages. at Jonas & other Neigrs. mr Ballard finisht geting his hay.
 

 

 September 9, 1792, Sunday

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 Cloudy. mr Ballard & Patty went to meeting. Ephm went for my Dagt Ballard. Shee & her Babe Came. mr Pollard & my Son Jona here aftern. Cyrus at home. Jona & his wife wrode our hors home. at home. Moses Polld & Hannah Ballard Published.
 

 

 October 28, 1792, Sunday

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 Cloudy foren, a little rain & Thunder; Clear before night. Cyrus was not at home. thee Matrimonial writes were Cellibrated between mr Moses Pollard off this Town and my Dagt Hannah this Evng. Esq Coney performd ye Ceremony. my Son & his wife & Son tarry here. at home. A Marriage in my Famely.
 

 

 October 29, 1792, Monday

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 Cloudy. Dolly went to mr Densmrs, mr Ballard to the hook. I have been at home. Sally here helping the Girls. mr Pollard & Savage Supt here. at home. we killd three young Turkeys.
 

 

 October 30, 1792, Tuesday

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 Clear & pleast. mr Ballard been to Colo Sewalls & the Hook. I have been at home. Sally & the Girls put a Bed quillt in to ye fraim for Parthenia. Sarah Densmore & Dolly here this Evng. at home. roasted a Turkey.
 

 

 October 31, 1792, Wednesday

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 Clear. mr Ballard went to pittstn. Polly Pollard, mrs Damrin & my Dagt Dolly quilted all day, mrs Livermore aftern. I have been at home. mr Town Sleeps here. at home.
 

 

 November 1, 1792, Thursday

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X. Birth Ezra Hodges Son. XX.

Cloudy & Some rain. mr Town left here after breakfast. the Girls had the Ladies to help them quillt. I was Calld to See mrss Hodges at 4h pm, Shee was Safe Deld at 11h Evn off a very fine Son, her Sixth Child. mr Ballard Came home. at mr Hodges. Birth 38th. Son Town went home.
 

 

 November 2, 1792, Friday

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X. Birth Benn Stickneys Dagt. XX.

Clear foren, Cloudy aftn, rain at Evng. I receivd 6/ of mr Hodges & returnd home at noon, left my patient Cleverly. Calld at mr Burtuns, his Lady is Cleverly. I Bot off him 2 iron kettles which Cost 7/, 1 Spider @ 3/6, 2 pepper boxes & 2 Dippirs @ /6 Each, 2/; 1 yd binding /1, Ginn 2/6; total 15/1. I went to magr Stickneys at 9h Evn, his wife Deld at 11h 5m off a Dagt. I tarried all night. at Does & mr Burtuns & magr Stickneys. Birth 39. Bizer Benjamins wife Deld of 2 Sons, Both Dead.
 
 
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