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Lewis McDonald Avery and Mary Florence Atwood married on 10 August 1947 at Kentville, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 005923

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19475923

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Kentville

  Street or Road Baptist Parsonage Main House # 517


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Avery, Lewis McDonald

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Carpenter   4. Kind of industry or business Building

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 23   7. Religious denomination Church of England

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence 456 Main St. Kentville, N.S

11. Place of birth Port Williams, Kings County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Avery Arthur James

13. Maiden name of mother Reece Annie Beatrice

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Atwood, Mary Florence

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Berwick, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Centerville, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Atwood Burton

26. Maiden name of mother Quinlan Matilda

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage August 10 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88002


32. Signature of

Groom Lewis McDonald Avery

Bride   Mary Florence Atwood

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Joseph Smith

Address   Kentville, Nova Scotia

Name Mary Hussey

Address   Kentville, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Freeman Fenerty

Address Kentville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Baptist

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