He was married three times, having been widowed twice.
Young was widowed twice and had only been married to his third wife for six months before his death.
She had been twice widowed before her third marriage to Hales.
He was widowed twice in addition to the death of his daughter.
He married three times (he was widowed twice) and had eight children.
Then he continued, hard-voiced, "She has been twice widowed already."
Records of her married life are scarce but it seems she was widowed twice.
Besides, Ree had a ridiculously dangerous job, and who wanted to risk being widowed twice within a few years?
He married three times, was widowed twice and lost numerous children and grandchildren.
Illingworth was widowed twice and his third wife divorced him in 1888.