Am starting to research a female ancestor and trying to determine if she really could have gotten married to her first husband in 1835 Indiana at the age of 14.

In addition to researching the law at that time and place,
I am reading "American Child Bride: A Story of Minors and Marriage in the United States" by Nicholas L. Syrett, for some background.

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