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Divorce in the 1850's in the United States

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Divorce in the 1850's in the United States

Posted: 3 Jan 2015 3:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 Jan 2015 7:44AM GMT
Surnames: Hathaway,, Staples,
I am wondering if any one knows about divorce records in the 1850's. My relative Absolom Hathaway went to prison for 10 years after trying to poison his family and friends. He entered prison in 1850 for 10 years and came out a poor destitute man who went to live with his sister. Absolom's wife Mary remarried Pierce Stalpes in 1855 and the marriage cert list both of them has being married before. I am trying to locate the divorce papers The divorce had to of happen some time from 1850 to 1855. The Hathaways are a large old family in Massachusetts who would have the means and connections to obtain a divorce. Where can I find divorce papers? Is that something that I would have to get from the local archives?

Thanks!
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