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William Aaron Durkee and Florence Louise Porter married on 22 September 1947 at Deerfield, Yarmouth County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006207

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476207

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Yarmouth

  City, Town or Village Deerfield

  Street or Road South Ohio Residence


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Durkee, William Aaron

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed   6. Age 65   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Cedar Lake, South Ohio, Yar. County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Richmond, Yar.Co., Nova Scotia

12. Name of father William  Durkee

13. Maiden name of mother Sarah Porter

14. Birthplace Father Lake George, Yar.Co., Nova Scotia   Mother Pembrook, Yar.Co., Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Porter, Florence Louise

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 60   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Cedar Lake, South Ohio, Yar., County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Cedar Lake, Yar.Co., Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Alvin Porter

26. Maiden name of mother Sarah Crosby

27. Birthplace Father Cedars Lake, Yar.Co., Nova Scotia   Mother Richmond, Yar.Co., Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage September 22 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 88937


32. Signature of

Groom William Aaron Durkee

Bride   Florence Louise Porter

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Judson Porter

Address   South Ohio, Nova Scotia

Name Mildred Porter

Address   South Ohio, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman J. T. Gordon

Address South Ohio, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination Free Baptist

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