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Archie Riga and Margaret Bianchini married on 2 September 1946 at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 140889

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  140889

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney Mines

  Street or Road Immaculate Conception Parish


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Riga, Archie

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Italian

10. Residence 99 Union St., Glace Bay

11. Place of birth Italy

12. Name of father Thomas Riga

13. Maiden name of mother Stella Pucci

14. Birthplace Father Italy   Mother Italy


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Bianchini, Margaret

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 24   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Italian Scottish

23. Residence Hankin St., Sydney Mines

24. Place of birth Sydney Mines

25. Name of father Sabatino Bianchini

26. Maiden name of mother Cassie MacKinnon

27. Birthplace Father Italy   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 2 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Archie Riga

Bride   Margaret Bianchini

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Hector Riga

Address   Glace Bay

Name Rosina Costantino

Address   Sydney Mines

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

Officiating Clergyman D.L. MacIsaac P.P.

Address Sydney Mines

Religious denomination Catholic

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