Two sisters and one brother may be a testimony to matrimony. Each will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year.

“I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way,” said Bernice (Boyce) Kinney of Vienna, Va., adding, “I have always enjoyed our 50 years of life together. We are very happy.”

Harmon Boyce said he and his wife, Dorothy, had a good marriage. “There are ups and downs, but it wasn’t a problem to get that far (to 50 years of marriage.”

As for advise for young couples starting out today, Kinney said, “You have to work together at it.” Boyce said, “Learn to get along with people. … You can’t always have your own way,” he said.

Harmon and Dorothy Boyce of Lynn, Mass., were married on July 25, 1941. He worked for the General Electric Co. for 43 years. He has been retired for 12 years. The couple, who has two children, vacation in Maine in the summer.

Richard and Bernice (Boyce) Kinney of Vienna, Va., were married on Sept. 13, 1941. He did survey work for the government and worked at the Geological Survey in Washington, D.C., for 32 years before retiring in 1975. The couple, who has three children, spend their winters in Flordia and their summers at their camp in Danforth.

Joseph and Wynona (Boyce) Kelshaw of Navarre, Fla., were married on Nov. 1, 1941. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years and worked in Civil Service before retiring in 1978. The couple, who has three children, spend their summers traveling in their RV motor home visiting family and friends in Maine.

About 100 family members and friends gathered to celebrate the three couples’ 150 years of marriage July 28 at the home of David and Dorothy (Boyce) Round in Enfield. It was like a family reunion with everyone pitching in to prepare for the special occasion. The event was personalized with each couple having their own cake, made by Viola (Boyce) Stoup of Lee, guest book and gift table.

The seven living children of the late Milledge and Etta Boyce — the parents of the golden anniversary siblings — have been married a total of more than 300 years.

The couples recalled growing up on their parent’s 125-acre dairy and cattle farm located on Route 2 in Lincoln where the new Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. complex is today. They remembered how their father, the late Milledge Boyce, drove stage from Lincoln to Carroll Plantation delivering mail and carrying passengers, and how he was one of the first to use an automobile on the stage line route.