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John Alexander O'Connor and Mary Marguerite Petrie married on 25 October 1947 at Antigonish, Antigonish County

Registration: Year: 1947 number: 006737

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Register No.  19476737

PLACE OF MARRIAGE   County of Antigonish

  City, Town or Village Antigonish

  Street or Road St Ninian's Cathedral


BRIDEGROOM

2. PRINT name in full O'Connor, John Alexander

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

5. Bachelor, Widower or Divorced Bachelor   6. Age 29   7. Religious denomination Roman Catholic

8. Citizenship Canadian   9. Racial origin Irish

10. Residence Saint Francis Xavier University

11. Place of birth S.W. Port Hood, Inverness, Nova Scotia

12. Name of father Angus O'Connor

13. Maiden name of mother Cassie Wilmat

14. Birthplace Father Glencoe, Inverness, Nova Scotia   Mother Mabou, Nova Scotia


BRIDE

15. PRINT name in full Petrie, Mary Marguerite

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

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

21. Citizenship Canadian   22. Racial origin Irish

23. Residence 603 10th Street, New Waterford, Nova Scotia

24. Place of birth New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

25. Name of father Patrick Petrie

26. Maiden name of mother Irene McIvor

27. Birthplace Father Low Point, Nova Scotia   Mother Glace Bay


28. Date of marriage October 25 1947   29. By license or banns Banns 30. License number Banns


32. Signature of

Groom John Alexander O'Connor

Bride   Mary Marguerite Petrie

33. Signatures of Witnesses

Name Clarence A. Melanson

Address   Weymouth, Nova Scotia

Name Olive E. Petrie

Address   New Waterford, Nova Scotia

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

Officiating Clergyman D MacCormack

Address Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish

Religious denomination R. Catholic

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