Craven County NcArchives Marriages.....Smith, Lydia - Russel, Jonathan 1817
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Carolina Federal Republican
April 26, 1817

Boston, (Mass.) April 5

Married, on Wednesday, in the King's Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Freeman, the 
Honorable Jonathan Russel, late minister to Sweden, to Miss Lydia Smith, only 
daughter of Barney Smith Esq. of this town. It having been mentioned in 
numerous circles that this marriage would be solemnized in public, the Chapel, 
on Wednesday, was crowded to such excess that great exertions were necessary 
to prevent injury to many of the audience; and the Bride and Bridegroom found 
difficulty in making their way to the altar; and some of the attendants were 
unable, from the pressure, to witness the ceremony. The Bridegroom wore a 
nuptial favor on his breast; a white rose, with an appendage of ribbon of the 
same color - and the coachmen and carriages (four in number) were suitably 
ornamented. On the return of the married couple to their carriage, they were 
saluted with three cheers from the populace, which Mr. R. politely returned 
with a bow.


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