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John Ansley Reagh and Viola Belle Balch married on 27 December 1947 at Halifax, Halifax County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006564

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476564

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Halifax

  City, Town or Village Halifax

  Street or Road Tupper Grove


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full Reagh, John Ansley

3. Trade, profession of kind of work Merchant   4. Kind of industry or business Apple Exporter

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Widowed   6. Age 49   7. Religious denomination United Church of Canada

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin English

10. Residence Middleton, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

11. Place of birth Brooklyn, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father George Neily Reagh

13. Maiden name of mother Bessie Bell Elliott

14. Birthplace Father Annapolis County   Mother Annapolis County


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Balch, Viola Belle

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

18. Spinster Widow or Divorced Widowed   19. Age 45   20. Religious denomination Baptist

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Sottish

23. Residence White Hall, New York (21 Mt St)

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

25. Name of father Rev Robert Freeman Allen

26. Maiden name of mother Jessie Eldora Hopkins

27. Birthplace Father Pictou County   Mother Annapolis County


28. Date of marriage December 27 1947   29. By license or banns License 30. License number 90256


32. Signature of

Groom John Ansley Reagh

Bride   Viola Belle Balch

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Audrey Miles

Address   Armview Apartments, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Name E P Miles

Address   Halifax Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman A E Pentz

Address 55 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Religious denomination United Church of Canada

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