{they were always Philadelphia people. She was age 18 and so may not have been at an "acceptable" age by her parents and so "eloped" to NJ.] Exactly right. At least around 1900, a person wishing to marry in Philadelphia who was less than 21 needed the permission of a parent or guardian. Bert Herbert Lazerow U. of San Diego Law School, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego CA 92110-2492 lazer@sandiego.edu, fax 619-260-2230, phone (619)260-4597

Thanks Herb, for your usual knowledgeable assistance. The marriage was in February 1896. Bob, Marlton, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert Lazerow" <lazer@sandiego.edu> To: <PHILLY-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:34 PM Subject: [Phly-Rts] why elope? > {they were always Philadelphia people. She was age 18 and so may not > have been at an "acceptable" age by her parents and so "eloped" to NJ.] > Exactly right. At least around 1900, a person wishing to marry in > Philadelphia who was less than 21 needed the permission of a parent > or guardian. > Bert > Herbert Lazerow > U. of San Diego Law School, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego CA 92110-2492 > lazer@sandiego.edu, fax 619-260-2230, phone (619)260-4597 > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >