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Arthur Raymond Bates and Marie Irene Levesque married on 15 November 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006089

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476089

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road St. Mary's Rectory, Barrington St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Bates, Arthur Raymond

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Constable   4. Kind of industry or business Mounted Police

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 31   7. Religious denomination Protestant United Church

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Goosebrook RCAF Barracks

11. Place of birth Luseland Sask

12. Name of father Frank B. Bates

13. Maiden name of mother Grace M. Booton

14. Birthplace Father Iowa, USA   Mother Missouri, USA


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Levesque, Marie Irene

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 29   20. Religious denomination Catholic

21. Citizenship American   22. Racial origin French

23. Residence 136 Queen St.

24. Place of birth New Market, New Hampshire, USA

25. Name of father Thomas Levesque

26. Maiden name of mother Fredeline Beauchesne

27. Birthplace Father St. Helene, PQ   Mother Kinsey Falls, PQ


28. Date of marriage November 15 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 91135


32. Signature of

Groom Arthur Raymond Bates

Bride   Marie Irene Levesque

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Kenneth James Parkins

Address   136 Queen St. Halifax

Name Mrs. K. J. Parkins

Address   136 Queen St. Halifax

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

Officiating Clergyman Richard Murphy

Address St. Mary's Cathedral, Halifax

Religious denomination Catholic Priest

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