This is a copy of the front and back of the marriage
certificate for Joseph and Jenny Manzelli who
were married November 19 1896 in (at?) Long Island City. One of the
reasons I love these is for the signatures. You can see your ancestors actual handwriting on the back side of this. Oh, by the
way you also see great Uncle Giacomo's signature as well (the one who
looks so much like the current generation in his passport photo).
Worth
noting is that they were married by Long Island City Mayor Patrick
Gleason. Oh, by the way, Paddy Gleason apparently had a reputation for
underhandedness. Definitely sounds like the "good ole boy" network was
alive and well then as now. Makes you wonder a little bit about why they
chose to be married by him. We can't tell the location of the ceremony
from this document, but I'd be guessing City Hall.
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