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Leslie Stewart Dow and Florence Lillian Kempt married on 20 March 1946 at Springhill, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 136709

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  136709

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Springhill

  Street or Road McDougall St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Dow, Leslie Stewart

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Laborer   4. Kind of industry or business Lumber

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 18   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Athol, R.R. # 1, Cum County Athol, R.R. #1, Cum. County

11. Place of birth Cum. County

12. Name of father Steward Edward Dow

13. Maiden name of mother Janie Cotton

14. Birthplace Father Cum. County   Mother Cum. County


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Kempt, Florence Lillian

16. Trade, profession of kind of work   17. Kind of industry or business at home

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 16   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scottish

23. Residence Junction Rd., Springhill

24. Place of birth Cum. County

25. Name of father Wesley Kempt

26. Maiden name of mother Lillian Reynolds

27. Birthplace Father Cum. County   Mother Prince Edward Island


28. Date of marriage March 20 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 81328


32. Signature of

Groom Leslie Stewart Dow

Bride   Florence Lillian Kempt

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Johena Kempt

Address   Springhill

Name Percy Weatherbee

Address   Athol

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

Officiating Clergyman James D. Davison

Address Springhill

Religious denomination United Baptist

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