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Joseph Ronald MacDougall and Rita Elizabeth O'Connell married on 4 March 1946 at New Waterford, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136658

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136658

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village New Waterford

  Street or Road Mount Carmel Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacDougall, Joseph Ronald

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Mining

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 151 Twelfth Street, New Waterford, Cape Breton County

11. Place of birth New Waterford, Cape Breton County

12. Name of father Angus MacDougall

13. Maiden name of mother Catherine Gillis

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full O'Connell, Rita Elizabeth

16. Trade, profession of kind of work   17. Kind of industry or business At Home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 376 Warren Avenue, New Waterford, Cape Breton County

24. Place of birth New Waterford, Cape Breton County

25. Name of father Daniel O'Connell

26. Maiden name of mother Mary Elizabeth Leonard

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage March 4 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Joseph Ronald MacDougall

Bride   Rita Elizabeth O'Connell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John J. Roach

Address   Reservoir Street, New Waterford, Cape Breton County

Name Mrs. Mary Roach

Address   Reservoir Street, New Waterford, Cape Breton County

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

Officiating Clergyman C. R. MacDonald

Address Mount Carmel Church, New Waterford, Cape Breton County

Religious denomination Catholic

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