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Elmer Leo MacArthur and Sadie MacKinnon married on 19 August 1947 at Christmas Island, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005304

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475304

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Christmas Island

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacArthur, Elmer Leo

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

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

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Pictou, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Cumberland, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Robert MacArthur

13. Maiden name of mother Regina Shanbell

14. Birthplace Father Prince Edward Island   Mother P. E. Island


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full MacKinnon, Sadie

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence Big Beach, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Big Beach, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Michael Hector MacKinnon

26. Maiden name of mother Agnes McDonald

27. Birthplace Father Shenacadie, Cape Breton Nova Scotia   Mother Boisdale, Cape Breton Nova Scotia


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


32. Signature of

Groom Elmer Leo MacArthur

Bride   Sadie MacKinnon

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Robert MacArthur

Address   Wellington St., Pictou, Nova Scotia

Name Mary Leona MacNeil

Address   Big Beach, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman A. R. MacDonald

Address Christmas Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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