Marriage of Higgins, Luke & Johnston, Widow Magdeline 06-22-1874 Submitted by Tami Johnston May 2004 Source 4-516 ************************************************* Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http:/www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Record this at 192 Canal St. 516 No. 11 Fourth Justice of the Peace For the Parish of Orleans New Orleans, June 22, 1874 LICENSE is hereby granted to any clergyman to join in BONDS OF MATRIMONY, Luke Higgins a native of Rhode Island (issue of Luke Higgins and Deborah Chase). And Widow Magdeline Johnston a native of New Orleans, LA (issue of B. Kiriel "sp?" and C. Clark) on complying with the formalities required by law. WITNESSES: Louis Mestier John Cain Jas. Parker Fourth Justice of the Peace ******************************************************************************** This is to certify, That it appears from the Records of this office, that on this day, to wit: the Eleventh of July in the year of our Lord, on thousand eight hundred and seventy four and the niney ninth of the Independence of the United States of America, July 11, 1874 was registered marriage celebrated in the city of New Orleans by Rev. Jacob Weber on the 6th day of July 1874 between Luke F. Higgins aged ____ years (___ years) a native of Rhode Island son of Luke Higgins and Deborah Chase and Ms. Magdaleine Johnston aged ____ years (___ years) a native of New Orleans daughter of R. Kiriel (sp?) and Mrs. C. Clark. This celebration of marriage was performed in prsence of the witnesses, Henry Weber, Elizabeth Weber, Rosina Weber. The License was issued on the 22nd day of June 1874. The Honorable John Cain 4th Justice of the Peace, in the presence of the witnesses. License returned and filed, Book No. 5 Folio 394 ************************************************************************************ I do hereby certify, that on the 6th day of July 1874 after having received the mutual consent of the Contracting Parties in presence of the undersigned Witnesses, I have celebrated the Marriage of the within named parties, Mr. Luke F. Higgins native of Rhode Island Son of Luke Higgins and Deborah Chase Widow Madgalene Johnston native of New Orleans Daughter of B. Kirich (sp?) and C. Clark CONTRACTING PARTIES: Mrs. M. Johnston L.F. Higgins WITNESSES: Henry Weber Elizabeth Weber Rosina Weber Fourth Justice of the Peace Records, New Orleans, LA