As it is a direct ancestor you have been looking for for years, I'd get the marriage certificate. That would definitely confirm whether you have the right person.
One of my direct ancestors had a death cert which said Sarah, widow of William. I rejected this because her husband was called James. What I did not know was that she had been living after her husband's death (out of wedlock) to a man called William and reverted to her married surname after he died.
You can speak for yourself at your wedding. Others guess things after you have died.
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