Married for 86 years...
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, from Boston, Massachusetts, dated September 26, 1829
- Married for 86 years
Page 2 has an obituary for Lazarus Rowe, of Limington, Me. This states he was 104 and married at 18, and that his wife died earlier in the year. Has details about his family and his military career. One of the oldest marriages on record.
Other news of the day with advertisements throughout.
First leaf has a piece missing in the upper right corner causing a bit of loss to the masthead and unrelated text.
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