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Diary of Alexis Frye

January 1

1901

First day of twentieth century – Tuesday – Alexis E. Frye married to Maria Teresa Arruebarrena y Perez, at 9 p.m. in the Quinta Durañona, in (Quemados), Marianao, suburb of Havana (below)

A.E.F. & Teresa mar. by “Severiano Pella y Rodriguez, juez municipal suplente de Marianao, y Encargado del Registro Civil de dicho Termino.” It was a civil wedding, witness by General Leonard Wood and wife. After the wedding we drove to the beautiful home of our friend, Sra. Serafina Moliner vda. de Jorrin, 528 del Cerro, where we remained till we sailed north, Jan. 9, 1901 (E.V.) My files contain descriptive of Sra. Jorrin’s house by Clara Barton. Leonardo Jorrin, her son, was my early Spanish teacher.

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