Famous Weddings
James Knox Polk
Jan 1 US President James Knox Polk (28) weds Sarah Childress (20) in Murfreesboro
Charles Goodyear
Aug 3 Inventor Charles Goodyear (23) weds Clarissa Beecher
David Farragut
Sep 2 US Navy flag officer David Farragut (23) weds Susan Caroline Marchant
Brigham Young
Oct 8 Salt Lake City founder Brigham Young (23) weds first wife Miriam Angeline Works (18) in Port Byron, New York
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