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Examples You Can Cite: Spinster II
If you want to read more on the subject, I highly recommend Eugene A. Stratton's article "Spinster: An Introduction to Legal Status" from
The American Genealogist
61 (1985-86):167-70. My example is
here
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Jan 27, 2010 10:34:57 PM
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