Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1783

Famous Weddings

John Marshall

Jan 3 Future US Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall (27) weds Mary Willis Ambler (16) at his cousin's home in Hanover County, Virginia, until her death in 1831

Betsy Ross

May 8 American seamstress Betsy Ross (31) weds (for the 3rd time) John Claypoole at Christ Church