Hello, I was just reminded of my grandparents' marriage. I had heard before that they had "eloped" to White River Junction, VT. But last fall the Stoneham, MA, Town Clerk told me their record had this: Silas Dean Lewis married Clarissa Adelaide Kidder daughter of G. Sandford & Louise W. (Rice) Kidder on August 31, 1916 in Bellows Falls, VT. (They would have been 18 and 17, but she possibly stated she was 18.) I just looked on-line and found this, which says that Bellows Falls is a village in Rockingham (Windham Co.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows_Falls,_Vermont Would a marriage record for them (1916) be in Rockingham ? (Actually I just decided to e-mail the Town Clerk in Bellows Falls.) Also, I'm curious whether "people from MA eloping to VT in the 1900 to 1920 timeframe" would have their names showing up in local newspapers. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: I'm still looking on-line and I see that White River Junction is a village within Hartford, VT, and that is in Windsor Co. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_River_Junction,_Vermont So, Rockingham and Hartford are in different counties and the villages are not really close to each other. Also, I'm seeing that these 2 counties are in southern VT, not northern VT as I had been thinking. ... Here is a term I don't remember seeing before: "a census-designated place" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census-designated_place

Bellows Falls, VT  on the CT River across the VT line from Walpole, NH. Windham County wouldn't likely have the records as everything in VT. is in the towns including property records.  Vermont Vital Records is in Middlesex and has loads of town records. Harriet ________________________________ From: Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: vermont@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:03:40 AM Subject: [VERMONT] "Eloping" to VT from MA - newspapers? Hello, I was just reminded of my grandparents' marriage.  I had heard before that they had "eloped"  to White River Junction, VT.    But last fall the Stoneham, MA, Town Clerk told me their record had this: Silas Dean Lewis married Clarissa Adelaide Kidder daughter of G. Sandford & Louise W. (Rice) Kidder on August 31, 1916 in Bellows Falls, VT. (They would have been 18 and 17, but she possibly stated she was  18.) I just looked on-line and found this, which says that Bellows Falls is a village in Rockingham (Windham Co.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows_Falls,_Vermont Would a marriage record for them  (1916) be in Rockingham ?      (Actually I just decided to e-mail the Town Clerk in Bellows Falls.) Also, I'm curious whether "people from MA eloping to VT in the 1900 to 1920 timeframe"  would have their names showing up in local newspapers. Betty          (near Lowell, MA) FYI: I'm still looking on-line and I see that White River Junction is a village within Hartford, VT, and that is in Windsor Co. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_River_Junction,_Vermont So, Rockingham and Hartford are in different counties and the villages are not really close to each other. Also, I'm seeing that these 2 counties are in southern VT, not northern VT as I had been thinking. ...  Here is a term I don't remember seeing before:    "a census-designated place" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census-designated_place ************************************************* List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I forgot that many town reports in those towns had a listing in the back every year for marriages, deaths and births so maybe some kind soul could check the local records and see if their marriage is listed in the old town report for 1916. Harriet in NH ________________________________ From: Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: vermont@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:03:40 AM Subject: [VERMONT] "Eloping" to VT from MA - newspapers? Hello, I was just reminded of my grandparents' marriage.  I had heard before that they had "eloped"  to White River Junction, VT.    But last fall the Stoneham, MA, Town Clerk told me their record had this: Silas Dean Lewis married Clarissa Adelaide Kidder daughter of G. Sandford & Louise W. (Rice) Kidder on August 31, 1916 in Bellows Falls, VT. (They would have been 18 and 17, but she possibly stated she was  18.) I just looked on-line and found this, which says that Bellows Falls is a village in Rockingham (Windham Co.). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows_Falls,_Vermont Would a marriage record for them  (1916) be in Rockingham ?      (Actually I just decided to e-mail the Town Clerk in Bellows Falls.) Also, I'm curious whether "people from MA eloping to VT in the 1900 to 1920 timeframe"  would have their names showing up in local newspapers. Betty          (near Lowell, MA) FYI: I'm still looking on-line and I see that White River Junction is a village within Hartford, VT, and that is in Windsor Co. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_River_Junction,_Vermont So, Rockingham and Hartford are in different counties and the villages are not really close to each other. Also, I'm seeing that these 2 counties are in southern VT, not northern VT as I had been thinking. ...  Here is a term I don't remember seeing before:    "a census-designated place" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census-designated_place ************************************************* List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message