Famous Weddings
- Jan 4 Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
Joseph Smith
Jan 18 American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, until his death in 1844
George Bancroft
Mar 1 Father of U.S. History George Bancroft (26) weds first wife Sarah Dwight
Andrew Johnson
May 17 Future US President Andrew Johnson (18) weds Eliza McCardle (16) in Warrenton, Tennessee
