Multnomah County OR Archives Marriages.....Rogers, Theresa - Fitzgibbon, Edward H April 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nittwin@hotmail.com December 18, 2007, 5:53 am Oregonian April 16,1893 A very pretty wedding was celebrated on Wednesday evening last,at the church of St.Lawrence,Rev.B.Prth officiating.The contracting parties were Mr.Edward H.Fitzgibbons,formerly of Aurora,Ill., and Miss Theresa Rogers,daughter of T.Rogers,an old resident of the city. Long beofre the hour set for the ceremony,the church was filled with friends and relatives of the contracting parties.Promptly at 5 o'clock the bridal party arrived,and to the strains of a beautiful wedding march,which was rendered by Miss Mattie Kelly,marched up the center aisle,the bride leaning on the arm of the best man,Mr.Nicholas BeutgenShe looke dcharming in a beautiful empire costume of white silk en traine,trimmed with lace,and bearing an elegant bouquet of brides roses.Miss Maggie Koehler,cousin of the bride,acted as bridesmaid.She was attired in a gown of fawn color crepon,and carried a bouquet of pink roses.After the cerremony at the church,the relatives immediate friends of the contracting parties repaired to the residence of the bride's mother,354 Harrison streeet,where a sumptuos wedding repast was served.The house was beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreens.The presents were numerous and costly. Mr.and Mrs. Fitzgibbons left on the 7:30 o'clock train for Chicago and New York City.They will be bsent about six weeks File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/multnomah/vitals/marriages/rogers11mr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb