Sunday, December 20, 2009

1857 Bourne-Staples Family Bible

This family bible was published in 1857 by Jesper Harding & Son, Philadelphia and has lots of ornate illustrations. Previous owners recorded their genealogy on those pages. This Bible contains marriage and birth information for the family of James Bourne of New Bedford.
The marriage shows James' wife as Isabella Staples. There is record of the marriage of Henry and Anne, Edward and Annie. There also is birth dates for James, Isabella, Edward, Henry, Richard and Margaret. There are dates of death for Richard, James and Edward. The eBay Item Number is 400087793523



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