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Stephen Alexander Fougere and Doris Thersa Irene Melanson married on 23 September 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 004954

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19474954

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Joseph Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Fougere, Stephen Alexander

3. Trade, profession of kind of work S.S. Checker   4. Kind of industry or business Steamship

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin French

10. Residence 92 Charles St. Halifax, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Raymond Amadee Fougere

13. Maiden name of mother Juliet Castildn Gagnon

14. Birthplace Father Poulamond, Cape Breton   Mother Arichat, Cape Breton


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Melanson, Doris Thersa Irene

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Drug Clerk   17. Kind of industry or business Retail

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 21   20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence 186 West Young Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Wilfred Lawrence Melanson

26. Maiden name of mother Kathleen Murphy

27. Birthplace Father Amherst, Nova Scotia   Mother West Quoddy, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 23 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 22770


32. Signature of

Groom Stephen Alexander Fougere

Bride   Doris Thersa Irene Melanson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Arthur Arab

Address   2 Linden Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name Alice Silver

Address   66 Quinpool Rd. Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman C.F. Curran

Address St. Joseph's Rectory, Halifax

Religious denomination Roman Catholic

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