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Myles William Rafuse and Ruby Elma Selig married on 22 May 1947 at Bridgewater, Lunenburg County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 002452

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19472452

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Lunenburg

  City, Town or Village Bridgewater

  Street or Road Lutheran Parsonage, Phoenix Street


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Rafuse, Myles William

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 17   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin German

10. Residence Camperdown, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Middlewood, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Wilson Rafuse

13. Maiden name of mother Lalia Slauenwhite

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Selig, Ruby Elma

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Domestic   17. Kind of industry or business Housework

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 17   20. Religious denomination Lutheran

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Dutch

23. Residence Camperdown, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Port Medway, Queen's County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Adam Selig

26. Maiden name of mother Laura Teal

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 22 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87475


32. Signature of

Groom Myles William Rafuse

Bride   Ruby Elma Selig

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Shirley Rafuse

Address   Camperdown, Nova Scotia

Name Carl Rafuse

Address   Camperdown, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman C. H. Whitteburn

Address Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Lutheran

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