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John Leroy Findlay and Josephine Florence Debaie married on 28 June 1947 at Dartmouth, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 003437

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19473437

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Dartmouth

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Findlay, John Leroy

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Acetylene Burner   4. Kind of industry or business Ship Repairs

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 22   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 31 Queen St. Dartmouth,Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father John William Findley

13. Maiden name of mother Lucy Agnes Debay

14. Birthplace Father Dartmouth, Nova Scotia   Mother Debays Cove, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Debaie, Josephine Florence

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Confectionery Store

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence Debay’s Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Debay’s Cove, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Paul Angus Debaie

26. Maiden name of mother Minnie Elizabeth Curdeau

27. Birthplace Father Debay’s Cove Nova Scotia   Mother Cape Breton. Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage June 28 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 87810


32. Signature of

Groom John Leroy Findlay

Bride   Josephine Florence Debaie

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Pauline Ruth Debaie

Address   Debay Cove, Halifax County Nova Scotia

Name Joseph L. Findlay

Address   31 Queen St., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman G.N. Hamilton

Address Dartmouth Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Baptist

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