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History a centuries-old tale of same-sex marriage
Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake formed a late 18th to early 19th century unmarried marriage in Weybridge Vermont. Their public partnership, supported by community tolerance, is documented by historian Rachel Hope Cleves in a study tracing early same sex unions in America. The couple lived together from 1807, ran a tailoring business, and were recognized as a couple by neighbors and families despite legal constraints. Their tombstone remains a testament to community regard.
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Charity Bryant
Weybridge
Sylvia Drake
Drake
Bryant
Rachel Hope Cleves
University of Victoria
Journal of American History
United States
Cleves
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Gulf Coast
Charity
Sylvia
America
Massachusetts
Vermont
Bryant and Drake
Bryant and
Washington Post