Bigamists

The object of this project is to gather together GENi profiles of men and women from anywhere in the world who committed bigamy, were accused of bigamy or were convicted of the crime.

Please add any relevant GENi profiles to this project.

See Separate Project for Polygamists

Definitions

Bigamy - in cultures that practice marital monogamy, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another. Bigamy is a crime in most western countries.

Some people commit bigamy a number of times - illegally marrying other women whilst still legally married to another woman or other women - this is not the same as being a polygamist.

Profiles of Bigamists

Bold links are to GENi projects and profiles; others are to external websites

Bigamists - not convicted

There are instances which emerge through genealogical research where the offenders are not accused, charged or committed publicly

C

• Elizabeth Chudleigh (c.1720-1788)

H

• Albert Horseley (1866-1954)

N

• Anaïs Nin - the Diary writer was married to New York banker Hugh Guiler when she met actor-turned-forest-ranger Rupert Pole in 1947. She let him believe she was divorced and married him in Arizona in 1955 — while still not splitting from Hugh. For 11 years, she managed to maintain both marriages, spending six weeks in New York, then six weeks in California. She confessed to Rupert in 1966 and had her marriage to him annulled, but continued to live with him. She didn’t confess to Hugh until just before her death, from cancer, in 1977. Bigamist

P

Horace Field Parshall Victim of fraud - bigamist marriage to Deborah Jeffreys, née Pritchard.

Convicted of Bigamy

C

• Abraham H. Cannon
• Angus M. Cannon
• George Q. Cannon
• Mary Carleton (1642-1673)
• Rudger Clawson
• James Collis
• Thomas Estcourt Cresswell

E

• James Ellison (polygamist)

F

• Robert Fielding
• William J. Flake

G

• Heber J. Grant
• Tom Green (polygamist)

H

• Ira Hinckley
• Charles Howard Hinton
• John Hatfield

J

• Deborah Jeffreys, née Pritchard.

K

• Oliver Keen (1937 - )

M

• Joseph S. Murdock

N

P

• Elizabeth Pierrepont, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull
• William Prows
• * Deborah Jeffreys, née Pritchard. Imprisoned for a day as she was a victim

R

• George Reynolds (Mormon)
• B. H. Roberts
• Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell

S

• John Sharp (Mormon)
• Joseph F. Smith
• William R. Smith (Mormon)
• Lorenzo Snow

W

• William Weightman III
• Elijah Nicholas Wilson

Sources, References and Further Reading

• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_people_convicted_o...
• http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grover-cleveland-pardons...
• http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=239163.0
• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_people_convicted_o...
• http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ (Search Bigamy etc.)
• http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/untoldlives/2014/01/scandal-and...

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