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James Benjamin Borden and Cora Mae Shepherd married on 2 January 1946 at Guysborough, Guysborough County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136155

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  136155

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Guysborough in City or Town Guysborough

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Borden, James Benjamin

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

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 33

5. Religious denomination Baptist   6. Racial origin African

7. Residence Upper Big Tracadie

8. Place of birth Little Harbour

9. Name of father Jerry Borden

10. Place of birth of father Upper Big Tracadie

11. Maiden name of mother Margaret Banks

12. Can bridegroom read? yes   Write? yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Shepherd, Cora Mae

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 18

17. Religious denomination Baptist   18. Racial origin African

19. Residence Birchtown

20. Place of birth Birchtown

21. Name of father John E. Shepard

22. Place of birth of father Mulgrave

23. Maiden name of mother Mary Eliza Jackson

24. Can bride read? yes   Write? yes


25. When married 2 day of January 1946

26. Place of marriage Guysborough United Parsonage Guysborough, Guysborough County

27. By license or banns 77555

28. Signature of

Groom James Benjamin Borden

Bride   Cora Mae Shepherd

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John Shepard

Address  Boylston

Name Frances M. Bishop

Address  Guysborough

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

Officiating Clergyman B.R. Bishop

Address Guysborough

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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