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| Marriages -- Page 1. In the lower right hand corner it reads: "Written by Mary, Aug 13th 1877" |
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| Births - Page 2 |
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| Deaths -- Page 3 |
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| Miscellaneous -- Page 4 |
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| Title Page, Published 1871 |
What was the occasion for this Bible? My Theory.........
The first entry on the Family Record page reads:
"Mr. James Connor and Anastasia Colfor was (sic) joined in holy Matrimony By Rev. Fr. Scalyon in the parish of Tagamon (sic), County Wexford, Ireland in the year 1842 Aug 7th"
At the bottom of the first page it reads: "Written by Mary, Aug 13th 1877"
Mary was James and Anastasia's youngest daughter and the date of their wedding and the date the information was provided by Mary in the Bible is almost exactly 35 years apart. So, my theory is, Mary, or possibly all of James and Anastasia's children, gave the Bible to senior Connors as a 35th anniversary present with Mary providing some historical information on the Marriages, Births and Deaths pages.
It seems somewhat unlikely that James and Anastasia would purchase a bible and have it embossed in gold with their names at this point in their lives. However, it seems very reasonable that someone would give them a bible, with their names embossed, as a gift.
Lori Reiss kindly brought the Bible to my home so I could photograph and scan the pages which included genealogical information. Lori, thank you so much.
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