Laban H. Ainsworth, Justice of the Peace in the Village of Cape Vincent kept a record of the marriages he performed from 1846 through 1858, with the exception of 1847-1849. The Vital Records of 1847-1849 were kept by the state, and are on this website under the various towns.
In 1858 Mr. Ainsworth evidently became Recorder for the city of Watertown, and he continued his register of marriages there until 1887. This register was found by the city historian, Donna Dutton, who graciously gave us permission to post them on this site.
Numbers after grooms and brides refer to their ages.
| GROOM | BRIDE | PLACE | DATE | WITNESSES, ETC. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols, Charles | La Dieu, Catherine | house of Charles P. Plumb, Brownville | 11 Jan 1846 | C.P. Plumb & wife, B. Ainsworth & others |
| Losee, Cornelius | Spencer, Rockey | Inn of E.M.Buswell, Hounsfield | 27 May 1846 | A young gentleman and Lady |
| Gibbons, Eli | York, Lanna | house of Joel York, Hounsfield | 8 Sep 1846 | Henry Hintsis, Caroline Hanbin, B.F. Alcott |
| Hinds, William George | Williams, Mary Ann | Carlton House, Cape Vincent | Aug 1850 | |
| Bradshaw, Doctor L. | Shelter, Angeline | Village Cape Vincent | 25 Jun 1850 | G.S. Sackett, E. Sackett, Chas. Seeley |
| Grappot, John | Cocagn, Rosalie | house of Adolph Islim, vill Cape Vincent | 28 Dec 1850 | Adolph Islim & wife & others |
| Collier, David 22 | Lothrop, Jane S. 21 | Inn J.H.Shuler, Cape Vincent | 22 Jan 1851 | |
| Preltee, Benjamin, 21 | Winman, Elizabeth 18 | house of George Bridleman, Cape Vincent | 27 Feb 1851 | |
| Willard, Henry T. 30 | Emberry, Margaret, 22 | Village Cape Vincent | 11 Mar 1852 | John Mills & Sarah Mills |
| Ruse, Alexander, 21 | Renshaw, Rosella C. 18 | my office, Cape Vincent | 12 Jun 1852 | |
| Osborn, Peter | Snyder, Diana | house of Peter Spring, Cape Vincent | 2 Jan 1853 | W.E.Ingalls, P. Spring & wife, & others |
| Turcott, Joseph, 30 | Mills, Margaret, 27 | my office, Cape Vincent | 12 Apr 1853 | |
| Leary, Daniel, 40 | Kinnmine, Mary, 40 | my office, Cape Vincent | 16 May, 1853 | Robert Moore and others |
| Crosier, Hugh, 23 | Crosier, Margaret , 23 | my office, Cape Vincent | 20 Aug 1853 | E.F. Dunn |
| Minson, Andrew, 20 | Bowerman, Sarah Adelia, 19 | Inn of H.Belts, Cape Vincent | 7 Nov 1853 | H. Cooper and others |
| Brown, James, 24 | Bulser, Nancy, 26 | Cape Vincent | 12 Nov 1853 | Capt. Esliz |
| Cross, Duane, 22 | Getman, Mary A., 25 | house of Ira Hadley, Cape Vincent | 1 Oct 1853 | Ira Hadley & wife |
| Schlick, John | Mathews, Margaret | my office, Cape Vincent | 5 Mar 1855 | Abn. Hollenbeck & John Grappot |
| Osborn, Jacob | Harvey, Mary Jane | house of Peter String, Cape Vincent | 6 May 1855 | Horace Smith, Sol. Syper & others |
| Pierson, William J. | Marsh, Almeda H. | my house, Cape Vincent | 10 May 1855 | Gautin Jerrin, J.A.Dune, Charlotte Wright, Miss Frary |
| Burke, John | Van Ness, Polly D. | house of Perry Van Ness, Cape Vincent | 13 May 1855 | P. Van Ness, wife, and others |
| Knowlton, Calvin | Buck, Catherine | my office, Cape Vincent | 25 May 1855 | From Canada: no witnesses present |
| Sypher, Solomon | Fuller (widow) | house of Solomon Sypher | 7 June 1855 | Peter Spring & wife |
| Motherill, Thomas | McKelsey, Mary | my office, Cape Vincent | 3 Jul 1855 | no witnesses, residents of Kingston, C.W. $3.00 |
| Isselin, Adolphe | Ronseun, Harriet | St Lawrence Hotel, Cape Vincent | 16 Jul 1855 | T. Isselin & others |
| Moses, John | Crowley, Catherine | my office, Cape Vincent | 16 Jul 1855 | |
| Valim, Theodore, 20 | Newman, Margaret, 19 | house of W. R. Davis, Cape Vincent | 7 Aug 1855 | W. R. Davis & family |
| Harper, John | Cloukey, Eleanor | my office, Cape Vincent | 11 Aug 1855 | W. E. Ingalls |
| Smith, Wm. R. | Peters, Rachel Ann | house of --- Peters, Cape Vincent | 24 Sep 1855 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Titus, Joseph | Pettit, Jane Elizabeth | Inn of C. Ferren, Cape Vincent | 12 Oct 1855 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Hallett, Watson S. | McClary, Lucena S. | Inn of H. Belts, Cape Vincent | 19 Oct 1855 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Stigney, Thomas | Lydia Balaner | my office, Cape Vincent | 2 Nov 1855 | (certificate from the bride) |
| McLeod, John 26 | McDonald, Margaret, 19 | Carlton House, Cape Vincent | 21 Nov 1855 | (certificate from the bride) both from Wolfe Island [Ont] |
| Miller, William | Mealy, Catherine | my office | 24 Nov 1855 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Pary, William, 21 | Edwards, Angeline, 14 | residence of bride's father, Cape Vincent | 7 Feb 1856 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Peters, Solomon, 26 | Brown, Sarah Jane, 20 | Carlton House, Cape Vincent | 14 Feb 1856 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Grimshaw, Thomas, 24 | Lathrop, Anne, 24 | house of Doct. G. S. Sackett, Cape Vincent | 21 Feb 1856 | brides father & mother, Dr. Sackett & wife & others |
| Johndro, George, 30 | Vincent, Delia, 22 | house of J. F. Grendell, Cape Vincent | 15 Mar 1856 | J. P. Grendell & family, Roselle Vincent & others. * |
| Stephenson, John, 32 | McLeod, Sarah, 35 | Minor House,** Cape Vincent | 21 May 1856 | John Grapott * |
| Bassout, Henry | Emile Rouseau | Inn of J. Grappot, Cape Vincent | 3 Jul 1856 | |
| Osborn, Reuben | Fish, Elizabeth | my office, Cape Vincent | 3 Jul 1856 | |
| Smith, Hugh | Young, Martha | my office, Cape Vincent | 9 Jul 1856 | |
| Larutt, Joseph Edward William | Moore, Margaret | my office, Cape Vincent | 13 Aug 1856 | |
| Clute, John F. | Hough, Lucy | J. Grappot's Hotel, Cape Vincent | 22 Aug 1856 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Van Hoessen, Marshall B. | Moore, Cynthia | J. Grappot's Inn, Cape Vincent | 22 Aug 1856 | John F. Clute & Lucy Hough married at this same time |
| Sylvester, George Robert | Sullivan, Mary Ann | my office, Cape Vincent | 8 Sep 1856 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Churchill, Jones | Warner, Mary Ann | J. Grappot's Inn, Cape Vincent | 8 Sep 1856 | Both of Canada West |
| Hartwell, Sidney A. | Denanna, Theresa | my office, Cape Vincent | 24 Sep 1856 | (certificate from the bride) Both of Canada West |
| Crane, David E., 33 | Crowin, Mary E., 28 | my house, Cape Vincent | 3 Oct 1856 | (certificate from the bride) |
| Hollenbeck, Abram V., 21 | Hammond, Lucy Ann, 16 | residence of the bride's father, Cape Vincent | 13 Oct 1856 | J. L. Gardine & others (certificate given) |
| Hammond, Justus | McLaren, Catherine Jane | residence of groom's father, Cape Vincent | ?13 Oct 1856 | J.L.Gardine & the couple just above married *** |
| Arthurs, James, 21 | FitzSimmons, Sarah, 18 | my office, Cape Vincent | 20 Oct 1856 | (certificate given to bride) |
| Trumpour, Andrew, 22 | Martin, Mary, 23 | my office, Cape Vincent | 28 Oct 1856 | of Hillier, C.W. (certificate given to bride) |
| McCrury, John, 26 | McCormick, Sarah, 22 | my office, Cape Vincent | 9 Nov 1856 | of Wolf Island, C.W. (certificate given to bride) |
| Chestnut, William, 55 | Stevens, Eloise, 38 | Fenena Hotel, Cape Vincent | 11 Nov 1856 | of Madoc, C.W. (certificate given to bride) |
| Hubbard, Benjamin F., 19 | Clark, Margaret, 21 | house of Stroup | 15 Nov 1856 | of Cape Vincent. Dr. Currier, Altmra Marshall, Shilden Hubbard |
| Martineau, Louis, 45 | Forester, Mary, 27 | my office, Cape Vincent | 30 Nov 1856 | of Wolf Island, C.W. |
| Londro, Ambrose, 20 | Lucinda Marks, 19 | house of Joseph Strong, Cape Vincent | 27 Dec 1856 | Joseph Strong & wife, Mr. Bodet & wife (certificate given to bride) |
| McIntyre, Hiram, 19 | Caddy, Elizabeth, 20 | St. Lawrence Hotel, Cape Vincent | 1 Jan 1857 | of Cape Vincent, Adolph Isselin and others |
| Hubbard, John, 21 | Lott, Jeanette, 21 | St. Lawrence Hotel, Cape Vincent | 1 Jan 1857 | of Town of Cape Vincent, J. B. Ainsworth, J. P. Sackett & others |
| Dorer, Jacob, 36 | Mantree, Sarah Ann 28 | my office | 3 Jan 1857 | of Town of Cape Vincent |
| Brow, Joseph, 23 | Blanchard, Martha, 14 | St. Lawrence Hotel, Cape Vincent | 15 Jan 1857 | of Wolf Island, C.W. Miss J. Bullock, Saml. Gates (certificate given to bride) |
| Tarrant, William, 21 | Bennett, Eleanor, 22 | my office, Cape Vincent | 24 Jan 1857 | of Wolf Island, C.W. William Esselslyn, T. R. Prutt, William Eslis and others |
| Harris, Abram, 43 | Baker, Sarah, 20 | my office, Cape Vincent | 4 Feb 1857 | both of Kingston, C.W. no witnesses (certificate given to bride) |
| Frasier, Duncan, 22 | Anderson, Margaret, 20 | my office, Cape Vincent | 4 Apr 1857 | both of Wolf Island S. Forsyth & W. F. Porter (certificate given to bride) |
| Foote, Ira L., 35 | Stevens, Jane M., 30 | St. Lawrence Hotel, Cape Vincent | 5 Apr 1857 | both of Stevinson Co., IL Vanschunk (certificate given to bride) |
| King, John, 34 | McPherson, Mary, 25 | Earlls Hotel, Cape Vincent | 23 Apr 1857 | both of Leeds, C.W. **** (certificate given to bride) |
| Files, Malkish, 30 | Gonn, Henrietta, 25 | Union Hotel, Cape Vincent | 4 Jun 1857 | both of Richmond, C.W. J. B. Grappot (certificate given to bride) |
| Winman, William, 21 | Mosier, Olivia, 15 | Earlls Hotel, Cape Vincent | 15 Jun 1857 | both of Wolf Island, C.W. P. Van Ness (certificate given to bride) |
| Donohue, Jeremiah, 25 | Holmes, Frances J., 19 | Union House, Cape Vincent | 28 Jul 1857 | both of Kingston, C.W. J. B. Grappot |
| Quais, Thomas, 34 | Garney, Caroline, 22 | Eagle Hotel, Cape Vincent | 29 Jul 1857 | both of Prince Edward Co., C.W. William Monty (certificate given to bride) |
| Sears, Horace, 28 | Green, Martha, 18 | Union House, Cape Vincent | 4 Aug 1857 | both of Lobourgh, C.W. H. Van Valkenburgh (certificate given to bride) |
| Plopper, Harvey, 27 | Carey, Harriet, 20 | St. Lawrence Hotel, Cape Vincent | 13 Sep 1857 | both of Town of Lyme, NY (certificate given to bride) |
| Lock, Silas, 21 | Forester, Bridgt [sic], 17 | my office, Cape Vincent | 22 Sep 1857 | both pf Addenpin Co., C.W. (certificate given to bride) |
| Wallsins, George J., 28 | McIntosh, Mary, 23 | Earlls Hotel, Cape Vincent | 21 Oct 1857 | both of Marysborough, C.W. E. B. Earll (certificate given to bride) |
| Robinson, Otis, Jr. | Arnold, Henrietta | house of James Arnold | 14 Nov 1857 | both of Cape Vincent. John L. Gaardiner |
| Cirttoill, Walter, 22 | Barney, Mary, 21 | Hotel of H. Betts, Cape Vincnet | 28 Nov 1857 | both of Gananoque, C.W. H. Betts, daughter (certificate given to the bride) |
| Bercie, Jacob, 19 | Laflair, Mary, 16 | my office | 20 Jan 1858 | both of Town of Cape Vincent J. B. Ainsworth (certificate given to bride |
| Croissant, Alexandre, 23 | Granger, Louise, 19 | St. Lawrence Hotel, Cape Vincent | 11 Nov 1858 | both of Cape Vincent Mrs. A. Isselin |
| Goodfellow, Robert, 18 | Matthews, Nancy Emily, 17 | St. Eagle Hotel, Cape Vincent | no date | both of providence of Canada (certificate given to the bride) |
*Parties were from Pickin C.W.
(certificate from the bride)
**kept by J. Grappot
***Abram V. Hollenbeck & wife
**** Two witnesses were present who signed the certificate but whose names are not remembered
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