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Joseph John McNeil and Mary Josephine Devison married on 25 August 1947 at Glace Bay, Cape Breton County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005502

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475502

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cape Breton

  City, Town or Village Glace Bay

  Street or Road St. Anne's Church


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full McNeil, Joseph John

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Elcettician (Electrition)   4. Kind of industry or business Coal

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 26   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence 38 Main St., Glace Bay Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Chester PA. USA

12. Name of father John McNeil

13. Maiden name of mother Thecla Pitts

14. Birthplace Father Christmas Island   Mother Tracadie


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Devison, Mary Josephine

16. Trade, profession of kind of work Stenographer   17. Kind of industry or business Town Office

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 25   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Scotch

23. Residence 5 Campbell's Lane, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Roderick Devison

26. Maiden name of mother Annie Gillis

27. Birthplace Father Pictou, Nova Scotia   Mother Boulandrie, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 25 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 22638


32. Signature of

Groom Joseph John McNeil

Bride   Mary Josephine Devison

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Herbert G

Address   68 Yorke St. Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Name Mary McNeil

Address   38 Main St., Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J.W. Devison

Address St. Agnes Church, New Waterford, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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