Registration: Year: 1945 number: 13410
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
REGISTERED No. 13410
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Cape Breton in City or Town New Waterford
BRIDEGROOM
1. PRINT name in full Hefferman, William Francis
2. Trade, profession of kind of work Landing Tender Kind of industry or business Coal Mining
3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 4. Age 42
5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 6. Racial origin Irish
7. Residence 405 - 9th Street, New Waterford, Nova Scotia
8. Place of birth United States of America
9. Name of father John J. Heffernan
10. Place of birth of father Ireland
11. Maiden name of mother Nellie Donovan
12. Can bridegroom read? Yes Write? Yes
BRIDE
13. PRINT name in full Desveaux, Mary Ellen
14. Trade, profession of kind of work At home Kind of industry or business
15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 16. Age 30
17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic 18. Racial origin French
19. Residence County Road, New Waterford, Nova Scotia
20. Place of birth Nova Scotia, Cape Breton County
21. Name of father Leo Desveaux
22. Place of birth of father Cheticamp, Nova Scotia
23. Maiden name of mother Ellen Cormier
24. Can bride read? Yes Write? Yes
25. When married 18 day of September 1945
26. Place of marriage Mt. Carmel Church New Waterford, Cape Breton County
27. By license or banns Banns
28. Signature of
Groom William Francis Hefferman
Bride Mary Ellen Desveaux
29. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Timothy L. Desveaux
Address New Waterford, Nova Scotia
Name Mary MacDonald
Address New Waterford, Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman A.A. Johnston, P.P.
Address Mt. Carmel Glebe, New Waterford, N.S.
Religious denomination Roman Catholic
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