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Paul John Brown and Rosaria Nearing married on 19 June 1947 at Bridgeport, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003118

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473118

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Bridgeport

  Street or Road Ch of the Immaculate Conception


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Brown, Paul John

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Montreal P.Q.

11. Place of birth Quebec City

12. Name of father Fred J. Brown

13. Maiden name of mother Mary O’Hara

14. Birthplace Father Canada   Mother U.States


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Nearing, Rosaria

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 24   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scots Irish

23. Residence Dominion Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Dominion Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Patrick  Nearing

26. Maiden name of mother Flora MacWilliam

27. Birthplace Father Canada   Mother Canada


28. Date of marriage June 19 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Paul John Brown

Bride   Rosaria Nearing

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John R. McKews

Address   Church St., Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Name Teresa G. Nearing

Address   King’s Road, Dominion

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

Officiating Clergyman J.M. Nearing

Address Lourdes P.O. Stellarton Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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