When was it published?

December 14, 1764 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Story December 14, 1764

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity, Family Drama, Romance

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Rev. Mr. Boot, The Woman, The Bridegroom, Two Men

Q: What themes does it cover?

Social Manners, Misfortune, Deception

Q: What keywords are associated?

Wedding Refusal, Church Ceremony, Bride Jilts Groom, Public Refusal, Marybone Church

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

In Marybone Church, a woman who had previously refused marriage to a man attended their scheduled wedding ceremony but publicly declined him again when asked by Rev. Mr. Boot, stating she had told him so before, then left with two men, abandoning the disappointed groom.

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On Monday last, a couple that had been cut asked in Marybone Church went thither to be married. As the Rev. Mr. Boot was reading the ceremony, when he came to the words, "wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband;" The woman answered, No: and upon the Minister's asking the reason, she said, "I have told him several times I would not marry him." The Clergyman then asked her why she came to the Church; she replied, "I came to tell you I will not marry him;" and immediately went away with two men who came to attend the ceremony, leaving the disappointed Bridegroom in the church.

What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity Family Drama Romance

What themes does it cover?

Social Manners Misfortune Deception

What keywords are associated?

Wedding Refusal Church Ceremony Bride Jilts Groom Public Refusal Marybone Church

What entities or persons were involved?

Rev. Mr. Boot The Woman The Bridegroom Two Men

Where did it happen?

Marybone Church

Story Details

Key Persons

Rev. Mr. Boot The Woman The Bridegroom Two Men

Location

Marybone Church

Event Date

On Monday Last

Story Details

A couple who had been asked in Marybone Church went to be married, but during the ceremony, the woman refused the man when asked by Rev. Mr. Boot, saying she had told him several times she would not marry him and that she came to the church to tell him so, then left with two men, leaving the disappointed bridegroom.