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Joseph Vincent Sampson and Rachel Milda Bourque married on 17 June 1946 at River Bourgeois, Richmond County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 139581

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  139581

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Richmond in City or Town River Bourgeois

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Sampson, Joseph Vincent

2. Trade, profession of kind of work In the Army   Kind of industry or business

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 27

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin French Acadian

7. Residence River Bourgeois

8. Place of birth River Bourgeois

9. Name of father John J. Sampson

10. Place of birth of father River Bourgeois

11. Maiden name of mother Josephine Beranger

12. Can bridegroom read? yes   Write? yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Bourque, Rachel Milda

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

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 25

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin French Acadian

19. Residence River Bourgeois

20. Place of birth River Bourgeois

21. Name of father Dominque Bourque

22. Place of birth of father River Bourgeois

23. Maiden name of mother Philomene Bourque

24. Can bride read? yes   Write? yes


25. When married 17 day of June 1946

26. Place of marriage  River Bourgeois, Richmond County

27. By license or banns

28. Signature of

Groom Joseph Vincent Sampson

Bride   Rachel Milda Bourque

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Vitas J. Burke

Address  South River Bourgeois

Name Florence A. Sampson

Address  River Bourgeois

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

Officiating Clergyman P. Robitaille

Address River Bourgeois

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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