Family:Joseph Emerson and Mary Moody (1)

Facts and Events
Marriage[1] 27 Dec 1721 probably York, Maine, United States
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References
  1. The Bi-centennial book of Malden: containing the oration and poem delivered on the two hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 23, 1849, with other proceedings on that day, and matters pertaining to the history of the place. (Boston: Printed by G.C. Rand & Co., 1850)
    p. 161.

    Rev. Joseph Emerson "married December 27, 1721, to Mary, the only daughter of the eccentric and Rev. Samuel Moody, of York, after a wedding sermon, by a relative, from the text, 'In the day of prosperity be joyful.'"
    [Note: This story is related in several sources, none specifying the "relative" who preached, suggesting the basis is not yet discovered. This is the oldest source discovered so far.]