Individual Details
Sophia Ellsworth
(13 Aug 1794 - 3 May 1865)
The Quincy Daily Herald, Wednesday, April 19, 1865; page 3.
A Golden Wedding.
MARRIED -- In Payson, Adams county, Illinois, on the 18th inst., by the Reverend S. Hopkins Emery. Mr. David Prince, to Mrs. Sophia Ellsworth Prince. All of this county.
This couple have reached an advanced age, having enjoyed the blissful state of matrimony since the 18th of April 1815 -- just a half century -- up to the day of their second, their golden wedding. In the presence of a host of relatives, this aged couple renew the solemn obligations to love and cherish that were administered just fifty years ago.
How great the change, how varied have been the scenes since the plighting of the first vow. Then the bride was all life and expectation, and with elastic step and blushing brow, walked beside her lover with the tenderest feeling and sincerest hope, and her life was a happy, fairy-like daydream; and he, with a heart overflowing with blissful emotion, drew the pride of his heart closer to him, as he looked forward into the dim vista of the future, and pictured in his imagination the rough battles that the field of life presented, which he would have to face.
Fifty long years have passed into the deep and dark recess of the past, and are numbered with the things that were and are hidden by oblivion. They have weathered the storm, and now, at the expiration of half a century, the old love is awakened, and the pure outpourings of the hearts of this aged and still happy couple are offered at the shrine of Hymen in commemoration of the first vow. How sublimely beautiful and impressive must the scene have been. Fifty years hence, and the golden wedding will be forgotten on earth; but in the garb of angels, reveling in the smiles of a blessed Redeemer, they will stand before His sun-bright throne, and there recount the happy scenes and incidents experienced on earth. So may it be.
Several very valuable presents were given to Mr. and Mrs. Prince, among which was a valuable silver tea set, and to Mr. Prince, a fine gold beaded cane. The whole affair passed off pleasantly, and the party departed with feelings of happiness, yet a solemn reverence for the occasion.
A Golden Wedding.
MARRIED -- In Payson, Adams county, Illinois, on the 18th inst., by the Reverend S. Hopkins Emery. Mr. David Prince, to Mrs. Sophia Ellsworth Prince. All of this county.
This couple have reached an advanced age, having enjoyed the blissful state of matrimony since the 18th of April 1815 -- just a half century -- up to the day of their second, their golden wedding. In the presence of a host of relatives, this aged couple renew the solemn obligations to love and cherish that were administered just fifty years ago.
How great the change, how varied have been the scenes since the plighting of the first vow. Then the bride was all life and expectation, and with elastic step and blushing brow, walked beside her lover with the tenderest feeling and sincerest hope, and her life was a happy, fairy-like daydream; and he, with a heart overflowing with blissful emotion, drew the pride of his heart closer to him, as he looked forward into the dim vista of the future, and pictured in his imagination the rough battles that the field of life presented, which he would have to face.
Fifty long years have passed into the deep and dark recess of the past, and are numbered with the things that were and are hidden by oblivion. They have weathered the storm, and now, at the expiration of half a century, the old love is awakened, and the pure outpourings of the hearts of this aged and still happy couple are offered at the shrine of Hymen in commemoration of the first vow. How sublimely beautiful and impressive must the scene have been. Fifty years hence, and the golden wedding will be forgotten on earth; but in the garb of angels, reveling in the smiles of a blessed Redeemer, they will stand before His sun-bright throne, and there recount the happy scenes and incidents experienced on earth. So may it be.
Several very valuable presents were given to Mr. and Mrs. Prince, among which was a valuable silver tea set, and to Mr. Prince, a fine gold beaded cane. The whole affair passed off pleasantly, and the party departed with feelings of happiness, yet a solemn reverence for the occasion.
Events
| Birth | 13 Aug 1794 | Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut | |||
| Marriage | 18 Apr 1815 | Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut - David Prince |  | ||
| Death | 3 May 1865 | Payson, Adams, Illinois |
Families
| Spouse | David Prince (1791 - 1873) |
| Father | Daniel Ellsworth (1758 - 1798) |
| Mother | Mary Abbott (1759 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Betsy A. Ellsworth (1785 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellsworth (1789 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Nancy Ellsworth (1790 - 1843) |
| Sibling | John Ellsworth (1792 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Chloe Ellsworth (1796 - 1797) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).