Marriage Announcement (1916) of Edmond William SEXTON and Miss Agnes M. LAQUA, Wabasha Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: S. Sexton Submitted: February 2004 ========================================================================= reprinted from the Wabasha Hearld, Sept. 21, 1916 edition The marriage of Miss Agnes M. Laqua, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Laqua of Gillford, and Edmond William Sexton, son of Mrs Mary Sexton of Hyde Park, took place at St. Patrick's Church, West Albany on Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, at 9 o'clock. Rev. M. Brazil officiated at the nuptial mass. The bride was attired in a suit of blue serge with hat to match and carried bridal roses. She was attended by Miss Clara Sexton, sister of the groom, who wore blue silk poplin with hat to match and carried Killarney roses. The groom was attended by Herman Laqua, brother of the bride. Following the church ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents and a bounteous wedding dinner served. The dining room was effectively decorated in white and yellow, while smilax, ferns and roses were tasily arranged about the tables. About fifty guests were present. The bridal couple departed on the evening train for the Twin Cities, where they will spend their honeymoon. They will be at home to their friends on a farm in Gillford after Oct. first. A large circle of friends extends felicitations and heartiest good wishes for health, success and happiness to the popular couple.