| Father |
Francis Gardner Jackson, Sr., b. 4 Dec 1914, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  , d. 31 Dec 1970, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 56 years) |
| Mother |
Jane Matthews, b. 21 Aug 1916, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. 15 Jul 1992, Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine (Age 75 years) |
- Miss Jane Matthews Marries F. G. Jackson
Ceremony Held at Waban This Afternoon
At 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Union Church in Waban, Miss Jane Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newton Matthews of Carlton road, Waban, became the bride of Francis Gardner Jackson of North Andover, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson of Grove st., Westwood. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph MacDonnell and was followed by a reception at the Brae Burn Country Club.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white tissue taffeta, fashioned on graceful mid-Victorian lines. Her tuile veil was held in place with a coronet of flowers, made of the same taffeta as her gown. Her bouquet was of white orchids, lilies of the valley and gardenias.
Mrs. Manning Emery 3rd (Madeline Jackson) of Brunswick, Me., a sister of Mr. Jackson's, was matron of honor and the six bridesmaids included Miss Elizabeth Prescott of Brookline, Miss Margaret Paine of West Newton, Miss Clara Jackson of Westwood, also a sister of Mr. Jackson; Miss Polly Klotz of Waban, Miss Sally Scudder and Mrs. John Bradford Millet (Betty Watson, both of Brookliine. The matron of honor wore a portrait gown of Gothic blue taffeta with a heart shaped neckline. She wore a wide-brimmed hat of white straw with green and lavender velvet ribbons and her bouquet was of violets. The bridesmaids wore similar gowns of citron yellow taffeta with similar hats of white straw and carried bouquets of violets. The bride's mother chose a gown of blue lace with a small hat of matching blue and a corsage of deep wine orchids. Mrs. Jackson chose gray chiffon with a wine hat and a matching corsage of orchids.
William Haight of New York was best man and the ushers included James Jackson, Jr., of Millis, John C. Matthews of Waban, a brother of the bride, Manning Emery, 3d, of Brunswick, Me., Robert Weeks, Jr., of Brookline, Raymond S. Patten of New Haven, and Joseph Nickerson of Dedham.
Mr. Jackson was graduated from trinity om 1938. His bride was graduated from the Beaver Country Day School and is a member of the Junior League of Boston and the Vincent Club. After a wedding trip, Mr. Jackson and his bride are to live in North Andover at the Broooks School where Mr. Jackson is a member of the faculty.
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