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Donald Provo and Evelyn Johnson married on 10 September 1946 at Preston, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141132

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141132

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Preston

  Street or Road Home of the Bride


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Provo, Donald

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin African

10. Residence Preston

11. Place of birth Westphal, Preston,

12. Name of father Joseph Provo

13. Maiden name of mother Barbara Smith

14. Birthplace Father Windsor   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Johnson, Evelyn

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin African

23. Residence Preston

24. Place of birth Preston

25. Name of father William Johnson

26. Maiden name of mother Annie Beals

27. Birthplace Father Preston   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 10 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84689


32. Signature of

Groom Donald Provo

Bride   Evelyn Johnson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Charles Johnson

Address   Westphal

Name Frank W. Spark

Address   Westphal P.O.

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

Officiating Clergyman A.A. Wyse

Address Westphal Post Office

Religious denomination Baptist

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