Family:Robert Blood and Hannah Jenkins (1)

Parents: James Blood and Ellen Harrison Robert Blood b. Abt 1628 Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England d. 22 Oct 1701 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States	Parents: Joel Jenkins and Sarah Gilbert Hannah Jenkins b. Est 1646 d. 13 Dec 1716 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Marriage^[1]^[2]^[3]

8 Jun 1696

Children

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References

↑ Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1891)
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Robert Blood Sen'r of Concord & Hanah Parker of Chelmsford were marryed by Justice Minot June 8th 1696.
↑ Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1914)
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Parker, Hannah and Robert Blood, sr. of Concord, at Concord, Jan 8, 1690.
↑ The two sources differ by year, 1690 vs. 1696, which appears to be a legibility issue. However, the Concord records are printed in near-chronological order (the order recorded, not strictly by date), whereas the Chelmsford records have been reordered by name. The marriage occurred in Concord so it is likely it was recorded very soon after it happened. Besides the recorded date, the order of the Concord records also suggests that 1696 is the correct year. Also, the record of the marriage lies between various records for the second half of 1696, so it seems reasonable to favor the Concord version of the month as well, i.e., Jun[e] instead of Jan[uary].