Minerva Merigold

ID # 7952, (1833-)
FatherAmos Merigold (1797-1868)
MotherNancy Cody (1806-1899)
BirthMinerva Merigold was born on 13 May 1833. 
MarriageShe married Charles Henry Fowler on 16 November 1857 at Port Credit.
The 1954 Cody Family book has it that Charles and Minerva were married on 16 November, 1857, at Port Credit and this may well be entirely accurate, though it's also possible, considering the proximity of Merigold properties that 'near Port Credit' might be closer to it.

A 1857 marriage was from an era that was, mainly, between the public records that were in the entries in the district marriagte registers and the county marriage registers and available records from the few registers employed are sparse, and while there are exceptions it would appear that an entry in a marriage register, such as may have existed at the time, is not available. Hence, the date and place of marriage as shown in the Cody Family book is surely from a family record, such as might appear in a family bible. The Cody Family book provides quite believable dates for events of the family of Amos Merigold and Nancy Cody that something like this is probable.

That said, a record of the Fower-Merigold marriage may yet surface in the form of a marriage notice in a local newspaper.
 
Last Edited17 Apr 2020