(Sherri Fischer Venditti bernerfolk@aol.com) wrote:

It means the bride and groom were both adults, having reached the age of majority.
In 1880 and 1920 the age of consent in France was 13 so likely the same in 1909.

Age of consent should not be confused with age of majority.

See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent

Cecilia Nyleve

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