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John Thomas Bona and Mary Helen Martell married on 19 August 1946 at L'Ardoise, Richmond County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 142208

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  142208

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Richmond

  City, Town or Village L'Ardoise

  Street or Road Holy Guardian Angels Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Bona, John Thomas

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed   6. Age 40   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin French

10. Residence West L'Ardoise, Richmond County

11. Place of birth West L'Ardoise, Richmond County

12. Name of father Thomas Bona

13. Maiden name of mother Sabine Jane Sampson

14. Birthplace Father West L'Ardoise, Richmond County   Mother Lower L'Ardoise


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Martell, Mary Helen

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 25   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence West L'Ardoise, Richmond County

24. Place of birth Rockdale

25. Name of father Patrick Martell

26. Maiden name of mother Lottie Martell

27. Birthplace Father Rockdale   Mother Rockdale


28. Date of marriage August 19 1946   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom John Thomas Bona

Bride   Mary Helen Martell

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Donald J MacDonald

Address   177 James St., Sydney

Name Mary Ella Martell

Address   Rockdale

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. AA Boudreau

Address L'Ardoise

Religious denomination Catholic

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