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Douglas Joshua Rafuse and Grace Marie Tompkins married on 8 March 1947 at Bridgewater, Lunenburg County
Registration: Year: 1947 number: 001838
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19471838
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Lunenburg
City, Town or Village Bridgewater
Street or Road Alexandra Avenue
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Rafuse, Douglas Joshua
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Woodsman 4. Kind of industry or business Lumber
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 21 7. Religious denomination Church of England
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin England
10. Residence Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Joshua Rafuse
13. Maiden name of mother Meadie Penny
14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Tompkins, Grace Marie
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Housework 17. Kind of industry or business
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 17 20. Religious denomination Lutheran
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Dutch
23. Residence Bridgewater
24. Place of birth Bridgewater, Lunen County Nova Scotia
25. Name of father Charles Tompkins
26. Maiden name of mother Annie Nauss
27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia Mother Nova Scotia
28. Date of marriage March 8 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86710
32. Signature of
Groom Douglas Joshua Rafuse
Bride Grace Marie Tompkins
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Louise Guy
Address Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
Name Ann W Ernst
Address Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Geo. A. Ernst
Address Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Ch. of England
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