Marriage
In late 1903, Molly by pure chance, happened to be seated next to Erskine Childers at a dinner given by her aunt in Beacon Hill. Erskine was in Boston on a ceremonial trip with Lord Denbigh and the Honourable Artillery Company. By January 1904, after several weeks of courtship, the two were married at Trinity Church in Boston. One Boston newspaper described their wedding as the most "distinguished gathering" of the season
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