<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18943"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>there was (is still?) a definite preference for Catholics as to preferred times of the year for marriages.  Could it be related to her religious faith?</DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mjnrootdig@gmail.com href="mailto:mjnrootdig@gmail.com">Michael John Neill</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">APG APG Public</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 07, 2010 10:44 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [APG Public List] mid-late 19th Century Marriage Time Preferences?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>My newly "found" aunt has five (so far) documentable marriage dates between 1856 and 1883. Each marriage took place in either February or March, which seemed a little coincidental. Has anyone noticed anything in the way of "preferences" or tendencies for the time of a year for marriages during this time period? Or was it just that this lady apparently preferred marrying during those months. These marriages took place in Nebraska and Iowa. Aunt Emma has at least one other marriage, but I just don't have a date. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Michael<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>------------------------------------<BR>Michael John Neill<BR>Casefile Clues-Genealogy How-Tos<BR><A href="http://www.casefileclues.com">http://www.casefileclues.com</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>