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| Name |
John J SEARS |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I4647 |
4 February 2018 |
| Last Modified |
21 Dec 2008 |
| Father |
John Joseph SEARS, b. Springfield, Hampden, MA  , d. 11 Mar 1975, Springfield, Hampden, MA |
| Mother |
Mary Esther BURKE, b. 9 Oct 1915, Springfield, Hampden, MA , d. 23 Feb 2002, St Joseph's Hospital, Nashua, NH (Age 86 years) |
| Married |
28 May 1940 |
Sacred Hearth Church, Springfield, Hampden, MA [1] |
- The Springfield Union
Springfield, Mass.
Saturday Evening
June 1, 1940
Mary E. Burke Is Bride of John J. Sears
Mary Esther Burke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Burke of Main Street and John Joseph Sears, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sears of Colton Street were married Memorial Day in Sacred Heart Church. The couple were attended by Miss Cecilia Burke, a sister of the bride and Francis W. Sears, brother of the bridegroom with Edward J. Burke and Robert E. Sears as ushers.
The bride wore white mouseline de soie with sweetheart neckline and veil fastened with orange blossoms and pearl pins, the pins being her baby pins. She carried white roses, lilies of the valley and an orchid. The bridesmaid wore pink mouseline de soie with pink net headdress fastened to a wreath of pink silk daises. Her accessories were blue and her flowers were red roses and blue iris. Mrs. Burke wore a navy blue print with corsage of crimson roses and the mother of the bridegroom wore powder blue with white accessories and a corsage of pink roses.
A wedding breakfast and reception was held in the home of the bride, attended by 95 relatives and friends, after which the couple left for New York. The bride traveled in a blue tailored suit with white accessories and an orchid corsage. They will make their home at 11 Noble Street on their return.
The bride was born here and was employed at the Isolation Hospital. The bridegroom who was also born here, is a printer.
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| Family ID |
F1394 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- [S474] Wedding Announcement of Mary Ester Burke and John Sears, The Springfield Union, (Saturday Evening, June 1, 1940).
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