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Paul Forrest Ritchie and Jean Cameron Cummings married on 3 May 1947 at Merigomish, Pictou County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002293

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472293

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Pictou

  City, Town or Village Merigomish

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Ritchie, Paul Forrest

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Chemist   4. Kind of industry or business Chemists

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish & Irish

10. Residence 17 Pagan Place, Saint John, New Brunswick

11. Place of birth Florenceville, New Brunswick

12. Name of father George Archibald Ritchie

13. Maiden name of mother Laura Mable Forrest

14. Birthplace Father New Brunswick   Mother New Brunswick


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Cummings, Jean Cameron

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Technician   17. Kind of industry or business Hospital

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 23   20. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch & Irish

23. Residence Merigomish, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Merigomish, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Harry Cummings

26. Maiden name of mother Ethel Marjorie Cameron

27. Birthplace Father Stellarton, Pictou County, Nova Scotia   Mother Bridgeville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 3 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 86794


32. Signature of

Groom Paul Forrest Ritchie

Bride   Jean Cameron Cummings

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Marion L. Macdonald

Address   Merigomish, Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Name H. E. MacDonald

Address   Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Rev. Brice D. Knott

Address 402 Prince Street, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Baptist

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