Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 31, 1912 (In re the Application for Letters of Administration de Bonis Non on the Goods, Chattels & Credits of Meehan)

Miller, J.:

A marriage ceremony between Frank 0. Meehan, the intestate, and Caroline F. McDonald was solemnized according to the rites of the Roman Catholic church on January 30, 1881, and the said parties thereto lived and cohabited together, and were recognized by their friends and acquaintances as husband and wife from that time until the death of the latter on August 21, 1902.