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James Foster Bigelow and Ruth Enid Cox married on 29 November 1947 at Kentville, Kings County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006335

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476335

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Kings

  City, Town or Village Kentville

  Street or Road Baptist Parsonage 517 Main St.


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Bigelow, James Foster

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Labourer   4. Kind of industry or business Food processing

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 24   7. Religious denomination Baptist

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Blomidon, Kings County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Blomidon, Kings County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father James Clinton Bigelow

13. Maiden name of mother Rosanna Hoffer

14. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother United States of America


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Cox, Ruth Enid

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Joseph Samuel  Cox

26. Maiden name of mother Charlotte Jackson

27. Birthplace Father Nova Scotia   Mother Nova Scotia


28. Date of marriage November 29 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 91217


32. Signature of

Groom James Foster Bigelow

Bride   Ruth Enid Cox

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Paul H. Cox

Address   Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia

Name Mrs. Dora Cox

Address   Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman Freeman Fenerly

Address 517 Main St., Kentville, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Baptist

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