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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  131983

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton in City or Town Sydney

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Smith, John David

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Seaman   Kind of industry or business Naval

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 21

5. Religious denomination Presbyterian   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence H.M.C.S. Matapedia (Vancouver, British Columbia)

8. Place of birth Toronto, Ontario

9. Name of father Arthur P.  Smith

10. Place of birth of father Gravesend, England

11. Maiden name of mother Agnes Martin

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Hartlen, Mary Gertrude

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Housekeeper   Kind of industry or business

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 24

17. Religious denomination Presbyterian   18. Racial origin Dutch

19. Residence 55 St. Albans Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

20. Place of birth Rockingham, Halifax County

21. Name of father Reginald Seymour Hartlen

22. Place of birth of father Richmond, Halifax

23. Maiden name of mother Ella May Boutilier

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 11 day of June 1945

26. Place of marriage Baptist parsonage Sydney, Cape Breton County

27. By license or banns 76605

28. Signature of

Groom John David Smith

Bride   Mary Gertrude Hartlen

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Elizabeth Crossman

Address  Sydney, Nova Scotia

Name Abraham Lewis

Address  Sydney, Cape Breton

I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Officiating Clergyman F. S. Crossman

Address 16 Lorway Avenue, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Baptist

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