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Ira James Cain and Florence Elizabeth Greencorn married on 6 May 1947 at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003006

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473006

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Glace Bay

  Street or Road At Ann’s Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Cain, Ira James

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 74 York St. Ext., Glace Bay Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Lavallee Ontario

12. Name of father Francis W. Cain

13. Maiden name of mother Mamie Dobbs

14. Birthplace Father London England   Mother Columbus Indianna


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Greencorn, Florence Elizabeth

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 20   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence 74 York St, Ext., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Port Hawksbury, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Theodore Greencorn

26. Maiden name of mother  MacEachern

27. Birthplace Father Halfway Cove Guy,Co.,Nova Scotia   Mother Port Hawksbury Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage May 6 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Ira James Cain

Bride   Florence Elizabeth Greencorn

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Alexander Greencorn

Address   Glace Bay

Name Margaret O’Reilly

Address   Glace Bay

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

Officiating Clergyman S. MacAdam

Address Glace Bay

Religious denomination Catholic

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