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James Daniel McGrath and Leona Eugenie Francis married on 17 September 1946 at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 141809

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  141809

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Sydney Mines

  Street or Road Immaculate Conception Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McGrath, James Daniel

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 32   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish French

10. Residence Cable St., Sydney Mines

11. Place of birth Sydney Mines

12. Name of father Robert Emmet McGrath

13. Maiden name of mother Annie Sampson

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Francis, Leona Eugenie

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Beech St., Sydney Mines

24. Place of birth Sydney Mines

25. Name of father James A. Francis

26. Maiden name of mother Hanna Mary Lovell

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 17 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom James Daniel McGrath

Bride   Leona Eugenie Francis

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Neil A MacPhee

Address   Sydney Mines

Name Eileen McIntyre

Address   Bridgeport

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. D.L. MacIsaac, P.P.

Address Sydney Mines

Religious denomination Catholic

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