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Groom's Name Isaac Burns
Groom's Residence Freetown
Groom's Status Bachelor
Bride's Name Maggie McFadyen
Bride's Residence Riverdale
Bride's Status Spinster
Date of Marriage License or Bond 26 June 1899
Date of Marriage Ceremony 28 June 1899
Officiant's Name W. H Smith
Source RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1899

AT the mause yesterday evening, Isaac G. Burns of Freetown. and Miss Maggie McFayden of Boston, were united in marriage by Rev. W. H. Smith, M. A

From the History of Freetown

+ 4e3c2a Isaac Burns
Isaac Burns, son of James and Annabelle (Gillespie) Burns; b. ca. 1874; d. 19 Nov. 1938; m. 28 June 1899, Margaret MacFadyen of Riverdale. She d. 23 Mar. 1947 aet, 72 yrs. Isaac inherited the family farm, and made many improvements to the buildings, and the farm in general (code 59).
They had three ch. surname Burns.
5a 4e3c2a Annabelle b. 6 May 1900; m. Russell MacDougall. They live in Fairview.
+ 5b 4e3c2a Ralph S. b. 25 Oct. 1901; m. Annie Cousins.
5c 4e3c2a Marion Isabelle b. 13 Nov. 1905; m. Will Smale. They live in Western Canada.

+ 5b4e3c2a Ralph S. Burns
Ralph Burns, son of Isaac and Margaret (MacFadyen) Burns, b. 25 Oct. 1901; m. 29 Nov. 1939 Annie Elizabeth Cousins, dau. of William Benjamin and Christy Ann (Todd) Cousins. She was b. 26 July 1909.
Ralph grew up in Lower Freetown and in 1923 went to U.S.A. to find employment. In 1927 he went to Western Canada on a Harvest Excursion, an expedition which attracted a number of young men at that time. It was in 1930 that he returned to P.E.I, to work on the home farm. Ralph inherited this farm at his fathers death, and in 1985 is still looking after the buildings and garden. This farm has been in the Burns family for one hundred and seventy-five years.