Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006163
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
MARRIAGE REGISTER
Register No. 19476163
PLACE OF MARRIAGE County of Richmond
City, Town or Village Louisdale
Street or Road St. Louis Church
BRIDEGROOM
2. PRINT name in full Burke, Gerard Louis
3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer 4. Kind of industry or business Lumber
5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor 6. Age 21 7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic
8. Citizenship Canadian 9. Racial origin French
10. Residence Louisdale, Nova Scotia
11. Place of birth Louisdale, Nova Scotia
12. Name of father Frederick D….. Burke
13. Maiden name of mother Helen Jane Thibeau
14. Birthplace Father River Bouquis Richmond County Mother River Bouquis Richmond County
BRIDE
15. PRINT name in full Samson, Josephine Mary
16. Trade, profession of kind of work Waitress 17. Kind of industry or business Restaurant
18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster 19. Age 16 20. Religious denomination Roman Catholic
21. Citizenship Canadian 22. Racial origin Roman Catholic
23. Residence Louisdale, Nova Scotia
24. Place of birth Sydney, Cape Breton
25. Name of father Daniel B. Samson
26. Maiden name of mother Florence Almira Boudreau
27. Birthplace Father Louisdale, Richmond Mother Louisdale, Richmond County
28. Date of marriage November 24 1947 29. By license or banns License 30. License number
32. Signature of
Groom Gerard Louis Burke
Bride Josephine Mary Samson
33. Signatures of Witnesses
Name Louis Boudreau
Address Louisdale
Name Rosie MacRae
Address Louisdale, Nova Scotia
I certify the above stated particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Officiating Clergyman Rev. Conrad P. Girroir
Address Louisdale, Nova Scotia
Religious denomination Roman Catholic
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