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George Alexander Porter and Margretta Alice Watters married on 12 October 1946 at Springhill, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141778

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141778

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Springhill

  Street or Road The Rectory


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Porter, George Alexander

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 34   7. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Springhill

11. Place of birth Springhill

12. Name of father Thomas Porter

13. Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Macerolle

14. Birthplace Father Springhill   Mother Richibucto, New Brunswick


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Watters, Margretta Alice

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 30   20. Religious denomination Anglican, Church of England

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Sunnybrae, New Brunswick

24. Place of birth Sunnybrae, New Brunswick

25. Name of father Horace B. Watters

26. Maiden name of mother Mable Cook

27. Birthplace Father St. John, New Brunswick   Mother Dorchester, New Brunswick


28. Date of marriage October 12 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 84023


32. Signature of

Groom George Alexander Porter

Bride   Margretta Alice Watters

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Phyllis Porter

Address   Springhill

Name H.A. Watters

Address   Sunnybrae, New Brunswick

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

Officiating Clergyman W.M. Knickle

Address Springhill

Religious denomination Anglican

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