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John William Coggins and Mary Lavinia Colpitts married on 29 October 1947 at Amherst, Cumberland County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006481

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476481

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Cumberland

  City, Town or Village Amherst

  Street or Road 27 Prince Arthur


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Coggins, John William

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 37   7. Religious denomination Presbyterian

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Campbellford, Ontario

11. Place of birth Somerset, England

12. Name of father John Will Coggins

13. Maiden name of mother Melvina White

14. Birthplace Father England   Mother England


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Colpitts, Mary Lavinia

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Spinster   19. Age 26   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin English

23. Residence Wood Point, New Brunswick

24. Place of birth Forest Glen, New Brunswick

25. Name of father Lowe Herrett Colpitts

26. Maiden name of mother Elda Blanch Bannister

27. Birthplace Father Forest Glen, New Brunswick   Mother Forest Glen, New Brunswick


28. Date of marriage October 29 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 89836


32. Signature of

Groom John William Coggins

Bride   Mary Lavinia Colpitts

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Mrs. Donald E. Banks

Address   R.R.1 Sackville, New Brunswick

Name Mr. D. E. Banks

Address   RR 1 Sackville, New Brunswick

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

Officiating Clergyman

Address Amherst, New Brunswick

Religious denomination Baptist

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