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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

REGISTERED No.  142851

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland in City or Town Amherst

BRIDEGROOM

1. PRINT name in full Bennet, Michael Francis

2. Trade, profession of kind of work Carpenter   Kind of industry or business Contracting

3. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   4. Age 24

5. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   6. Racial origin English

7. Residence 25 Maple Ave. Amherst

8. Place of birth Stephenville, Newfoundland

9. Name of father Michael Bennet

10. Place of birth of father Russia

11. Maiden name of mother Viola Russel

12. Can bridegroom read? yes   Write? yes

BRIDE

13. PRINT name in full Porelle, Mary Marguerite

14. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   Kind of industry or business Manufacturing

15. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   16. Age 21

17. Religious denomination Roman Catholic   18. Racial origin French

19. Residence 23 Maple Ave. Amherst

20. Place of birth Cape Bald, New Brunswick

21. Name of father Adolphe Porelle

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

23. Maiden name of mother Lena Jacob

24. Can bride read? yes   Write? yes

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25. When married 14 day of October 1946

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

27. By license or banns

28. Signature of

Groom Michael Francis Bennet

Bride   Mary Marguerite Porelle

29. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Eugene Albert Dupuis

Address  56 Station St. Amherst

Name Tillie Mary Richard

Address  6 Douglas Ave. Amherst

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

Officiating Clergyman J.S. Mitchell

Address St. Charles Rectory, Amherst

Religious denomination Catholic

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Divorce attached:

According to a certified copy of the Decree Absolute for Divorce dated 1974-- and filed in the Office of the Registrar General under Divorce number 74-02-001753, it is ordered that the marriage of Michael Francis Bennet and Mary Marguerite Porelle (Registered under marriage number 1946-142851) be null and void.

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