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Ralph Edwin Cress and Florence May Davis married on 5 August 1946 at Bear River, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 139868

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  139868

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby

  City, Town or Village Bear River

  Street or Road Baptist Parsonage


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Cress, Ralph Edwin

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 19   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Deep Brook, Annapolis County

11. Place of birth Deep Brook, Annapolis County

12. Name of father Clarence Cress

13. Maiden name of mother Annie Laramore

14. Birthplace Father Deep Brook   Mother Bridgetown


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Davis, Florence May

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Bear River, Digby County

24. Place of birth Bear River, Digby County

25. Name of father Ernest Davis

26. Maiden name of mother Beulah Benson

27. Birthplace Father Digby   Mother Bear River


28. Date of marriage August 5 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 82819


32. Signature of

Groom Ralph Edwin Cress

Bride   Florence May Davis

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. W.L. Rice

Address   Bear River

Name William Rice

Address   Bear River

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

Officiating Clergyman G.D. Brydon

Address Bear River, Digby County

Religious denomination Baptist

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