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Joseph Benedict MacNeil and Loretta Veronica Devine married on 4 November 1947 at Joggins, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005781

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475781

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Joggins

  Street or Road


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full MacNeil, Joseph Benedict

3. Trade, profession of kind of work   4. Kind of industry or business Diamond Driller

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 28   7. Religious denomination Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Scottish

10. Residence Reserve Mines - Cape Breton

11. Place of birth Townsend St. Sydney - Cape Breton

12. Name of father Michael MacNeil

13. Maiden name of mother Cape Breton Nova Scotia Mary

14. Birthplace Father Johnston   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Devine, Loretta Veronica

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence Joggins Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Joggins - Cumberland County Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Robert Harold Devine

26. Maiden name of mother Joggins Nova Scotia Jennie

27. Birthplace Father Hebert   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage November 4 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number


32. Signature of

Groom Joseph Benedict MacNeil

Bride   Loretta Veronica Devine

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Michael J MacNeil

Address   Reserve Mines CB Nova Scotia

Name Sadie Isabelle Devine

Address   Joggins Mines Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman John J Mahar

Address Joggins Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Catholic

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