What if you tried to divorce your husband three times -- and the government wouldn't let you? I began researching this couple as part of researching my Simmons family in Sussex County, NJ In 1812, Catherine "Caty" Simmons marries Ira Burwell (aka Joseph Ira Burwell) in Frankford, Sussex, NJ. They sell land together in 1813, … Continue reading The Strange Case of Catherine Simmons and Joseph Ira Burwell