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Leroy Avard Foster and Violetta Marie Dexter married on 31 July 1946 at Paradise, Annapolis County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 139645

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  139645

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Annapolis

  City, Town or Village Paradise

  Street or Road Baptist Parsonage


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Foster, Leroy Avard

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 20   7. Religious denomination United Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Hampton Annapolis County

11. Place of birth Hampton Annap. County

12. Name of father Charles Foster

13. Maiden name of mother Bertha Balcom

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Dexter, Violetta Marie

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Hampton. Annap. County, N.S

24. Place of birth Hampton. Annap. County, N.S

25. Name of father  Dexter

26. Maiden name of mother Annie Ward

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage July 31 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Leroy Avard Foster

Bride   Violetta Marie Dexter

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Janetta H. Dexter

Address   Hampton.

Name Ruth A. Dexter

Address   Hampton

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

Officiating Clergyman RS Gregg

Address Paradise

Religious denomination United Baptist

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