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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  132929

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Lunenburg in City or Town Bridgewater

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Bothen, James Thomas

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Warrant Officer   Kind of industry or business U.S. Navy

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 32

5. Religious denomination Unitarian   6. Racial origin English - American

7. Residence 315 Commonwealth Ave., Boston

8. Place of birth Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.

9. Name of father William H.  Bothen

10. Place of birth of father Dayton, Ohio

11. Maiden name of mother Rose Elizabeth Rosenbeck

12. Can bridegroom read? Yes   Write? Yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Rourke, Thelma Helena

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 22

17. Religious denomination Congregational   18. Racial origin Scottish Canadian

19. Residence Boston, U.S.A.

20. Place of birth Lynn, Mass., U.S.A.

21. Name of father Aubrey James Rourke

22. Place of birth of father Windsor, N.S.

23. Maiden name of mother Martha Helena McGrath

24. Can bride read? Yes   Write? Yes

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25. When married 8 day of August 1945

26. Place of marriage St. John's United Church Bridgewater, Lunenburg County

27. By license or banns 77884

28. Signature of

Groom James Thomas Bothen

Bride   Thelma Helena Rourke

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Martha H. Rourke

Address  Boston, U.S.A.

Name Moe Moreash

Address  Bridgewater, N.S.

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. J. M. Sproule

Address Bridgewater, N.S.

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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