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Roy Savary Porter and Helena Lorraine Pierce married on 30 June 1947 at Grafton, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003142

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473142

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Grafton

  Street or Road Home of Bride


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Porter, Roy Savary

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Brighton, Digby Co, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Hill Grove, Digby County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Curtis Porter

13. Maiden name of mother Laura Bell

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Pierce, Helena Lorraine

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 28   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Grafton, Kings County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Grafton, Kings County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Milford Pierce

26. Maiden name of mother Myrtle Brown

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 30 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87558


32. Signature of

Groom Roy Savary Porter

Bride   Helena Lorraine Pierce

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Gordon R. Porter

Address   Kingston, R.R.#3 Nova Scotia

Name Phyllis G. Pierce

Address   Berwick Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Freeman Fenerly

Address 517 Main St.,Kentville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Baptist

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