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File: '20112403'

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Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2011.024.003

Title

John M.Cronkite and Marguerite Cronkite's (née Weir) wedding on 24 Aug. 1948.

Date

24 Aug. 1948.

Description

1 black and white photograph of John Cronkite and Marguerite Cronkite's (née Weir) wedding on 24 August,1948 ; image shows, from the left: Alex McDougall, an unknown woman, John Morrison Cronkite, Marguerite Cronkite, Marshall Cronkhite, an unknown women, and Alex Dean; the three women are wearing long dresses and holding flower bouquets; Marguerite is wearing a long veil. The men are wearing suits.

People/Subject

Cronkhite, John Morrison

John Morrison Cronkhite (1925-2015) was the son of Abram Marshall Cronkhite and Agnes Cronkhite (née Macdonald). John Cronkhite served in World War II. He was the brother of Flora Eunice Cronkhite (married name Ellis), and Marshall Abram Cronkhite. He was born and grew up in Aldergrove. He married Marguerite Weir on August 24, 1948. After their marriage, John and Marguerite removed the 'h' from their surname and went by Cronkite. They had two children, George and Susan Marie.

Cronkhite, Marshall

Marshall Abram Cronkhite was born in 1925 in Langley (Aldergrove) to Abram Marshall and Agnes Cronkhite (née Macdonald). Marshall served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. After the war, Cronkhite received an agrology (agriculture and economics) degree from UBC. He worked for the provincial and federal governments as a farm management specialist, and returned to farming himself in 1966. He was married to Jennifer Cronkhite, and together they had five children: Andrew, Janet, Duncan, Brian, and David. Marshall was the brother of John Morrison and Flora Eunice (married name Ellis) Cronkhite. He died in 2015 on his dairy farm in Aldergrove, which had been "his lifelong home" (Aldergrove Star Obituaries, 10 Nov. 2015.).

Cronkite, Marguerite (née Weir)

Marguerite Cronkite (née Weir) was the daughter of Dr. George M. Weir, B.C. Minister of Education and head of UBC education faculty. She married John M. Cronkhite on August 24, 1948, and was the sister-in-law of Marshall Abram and Flora Eunice (married name Ellis) Cronkhite. After their marriage, John and Marguerite removed the 'h' from their surname and went by Cronkite. They had two children, George and Susan Marie.

Dean, Alex

McDougall, Alex

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