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Lawrence William Connell and Margaret Bernice Melanson married on 17 October 1947 at Brighton, Digby County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005703

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475703

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Digby

  City, Town or Village Brighton

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Connell, Lawrence William

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Farming   4. Kind of industry or business Farm Work

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 21   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Granville Centre, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Granville Centre, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Hastings Harry Connell

13. Maiden name of mother Dalhousie, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Mary L.

14. Birthplace Father thibideau   Mother Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Melanson, Margaret Bernice

16. Trade, profession of kind of work daughter of the house   17. Kind of industry or business Housewife

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

21. Citizenship American   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence Brighton, Digby County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Everett, Massachusetts, USA

25. Name of father William Melanson

26. Maiden name of mother Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Ruth

27. Birthplace Father Ellis   Mother Port Wade, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage October 17 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88870


32. Signature of

Groom Lawrence William Connell

Bride   Margaret Bernice Melanson

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name John Leo Connell

Address   Granville Centre, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs. Olyn Sproule

Address   Brighton, Digby County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Frank R. Gaskell

Address Digby, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Church of England

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