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Frank Harold Murphy and Martha Jean Dorey married on 6 February 1946 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136530

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136530

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road Trinity Church Off.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Murphy, Frank Harold

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Cpl   4. Kind of industry or business U.S. Army

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship American   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence 1622 Taylor Ave., Seattle, Wash., USA

11. Place of birth USA

12. Name of father Frank W. Murphy

13. Maiden name of mother Iris E. Chevalier

14. Birthplace Father USA   Mother USA


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Dorey, Martha Jean

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress   17. Kind of industry or business Restaurant

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 25   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence 38 Inglis St., Halifax

24. Place of birth West Arichat

25. Name of father George Dorey

26. Maiden name of mother Alma Fougere

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage February 6 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81096


32. Signature of

Groom Frank Harold Murphy

Bride   Martha Jean Dorey

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Richard Allen Irwin

Address   Milton, Mass., USA

Name Mary Edwina Irwin

Address   Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman L.J. Donaldson

Address 39 Westminster Apts., Halifax

Religious denomination Church of England

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