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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19471766

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village Pictou

  Street or Road 19 Wellington Street

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BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacDonald, John Calvin

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 27   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Cornwall, Queen’s PEI

11. Place of birth Crapud, PEI

12. Name of father John Calvin Macdonald

13. Maiden name of mother Hamperden, PEI Annie

14. Birthplace Father Ferguson   Mother PEI

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BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacArthur, Bessie Emma

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Presbyterian

21. Citizenship American   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Pictou, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth New York State USA

25. Name of father Daniel James MacArthur

26. Maiden name of mother Colorado, USA Esther M.

27. Birthplace Father Godfrey   Mother North Wiltshire PEI

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28. Date of marriage March 8 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86185

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32. Signature of

Groom John Calvin MacDonald

Bride   Bessie Emma MacArthur

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Phyllis Godfrey

Address   Cornwall PEI

Name Hector Scott

Address   Cornwall PEI

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

Officiating Clergyman George M. Lamont

Address Pictou Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Presbyterian

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