Marriage of Mathew Swords and Ellen Howard Submitted by Colleen Fitzpatrick May 1999 Source Archdiocese of New Orleans ************************************************* Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http:/www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE Archdiocese of New Orleans Archives 1100 Chartres St. New Orleans, LA 70116 THIS IS TO CERTIFY That Mathew Seward (sic) Son of (not given) and Catherine Howard Daughter of (not given) were lawfully Married on the 19 day of July 1863 According to the Rite of the Roman Catholic Church Rev. Thomas Smith officiated In the presence of Francis Carroll and Marget Nolan (also Margret Nolan) Witnesses A true and exact extract from the Marriage Register of St. Joseph Church which are now in the Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Vol # 3 - 1858 - 1869 Page # A - 187 Act # 37