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Emile Joseph Melanson and Dorilla Marie Fagan married on 26 November 1946 at Amherst, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1946 number: 142840

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  142840

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland in City or Town Amherst

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Melanson, Emile Joseph

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Moulder   Kind of industry or business Stove

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 25

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin French

7. Residence Sackville, New Brunswick

8. Place of birth Shemoque, New Brunswick

9. Name of father Denis Melanson

10. Place of birth of father Saint-Andre, New Brunswick

11. Maiden name of mother Angeline Gallant

12. Can bridegroom read? yes   Write? yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Fagan, Dorilla Marie

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Sewing machine operator   Kind of industry or business Clothing

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 18

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin French

19. Residence 5 Alma St. Amherst

20. Place of birth Cape-Bald, New Brunswick

21. Name of father William Fagan

22. Place of birth of father Cape-Bald, New Brunswick

23. Maiden name of mother Anna LeBlanc

24. Can bride read? yes   Write? yes


25. When married 26 day of November 1946

26. Place of marriage St. Charles Church Amherst, Cumberland County

27. By license or banns

28. Signature of

Groom Emile Joseph Melanson

Bride   Dorilla Marie Fagan

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marc Fagan

Address  5 Alma St. Amherst

Name Edna Comeau

Address  Sackville, New Brunswick

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

Officiating Clergyman P.C. Comeau

Address St. Charles Rectory, Amherst

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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