Saturday Serendipity is on hiatus this week as our extended family gathers today to celebrate my parents' 65th wedding anniversary.
My parents were married on Friday, April 13, 1951 and despite being married on what many consider to be a particularly unlucky day, their marriage has endured through six and a half decades and four children. My mother just completed her 89th trip around the sun and my father is almost half way through his 94th trip around the sun.
Today my parents are joined in a celebration of their long marriage by 4 children, 6 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, one sibling, one nephew and three nieces with their respective spouses, one 4th cousin, and some family friends. This rare marriage milestone moves my parents into second place among all the ancestor marriages from both the Tew and Carpenter sides of our family. Upon reaching 65 years of marriage, only Joseph Carpenter (1789 -1880) and Nancy Mason [Bullock] Carpenter (1793 - 1880) have had a longer marriage at 67 years.
The family history of marriages seen below was first compiled five years ago and shows the longevity of the various Tew and Carpenter nuptials since 1709.
From the entire family comes rousing cheers for a
VERY HAPPY
65TH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!
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All photos from the author's personal collection.
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Copyright 2016, John D. Tew
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Congratulations to your parent's 65th wedding anniversary. I loved the photos, especially the first one. Have an enjoyable celebration, and may there be a 70th.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara! It was an enjoyable time for all.
DeleteCongratulations to your parents, John. Sixty-five years of marriage is certainly a milestone worth celebrating.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your marriage chart I'm amazed that several of your ancestors celebrated over 60 years of marriage in the 1800s, a time when we usually think of shorter lifespans.
Long live yours and Molly's marriage!
I agree Nancy. It struck me too when I put together the chart that marriages of 57 - 67 years back then must have really been rare -- but then maybe our impression is incorrect and despite shorter lifespans there may have been more enduring marriages among those who were married and defied the lifespan stats for their time.
DeleteCongratulations to your parents and thanks for sharing the wonderful photos. It looks like it's been a happy 65 years.
ReplyDeleteThank you Elizabeth! I think like all marriages it has had its moments, but they have had much more happiness than not.
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