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The first marriage in Brandon 1882
2/15/2009 at 6:50 AM
February 15th 1882
First Marriage ceremony in Brandon – performed by the Rev. Mr. Lawson, a Methodist minister. He also officiated at the first burial rites. Lawson’s son Brandon was the first boy to be born in Brandon. First female child born in Brandon was Ethel Mary Boydell, daughter of Rev. J. Boydell, a Church of England missionary appointed to the Brandon district.
Source: Brandon A City By G. F. Barker.