Nova Scotia Archives
Halifax Explosion: A List of those that Died
Fatality no.: 1227
| Name of Deceased | Sampson, Joseph |
| Additional Names | Samson |
| Date of Death | 6 December 1917 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 47 |
| Address | Three Mile Plains, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Stevedore, Furness Withy Co. Acadia Sugar Refinery |
| Identified by | Hilda Emmerson (friend) |
| Buried | Windsor, Nova Scotia |
| Family | Wife Laliah Sampson née Ford, 34; Clifford,16; Rita, 14; Rachel, 12; Olive, 8; Mary Josephine, 6; Lawrence or Loran, 4; Mamie Irene, baby |
| Relatives | Brother Nathan Sampson, 35; died |
| Note | Boarded at 106 Maitland Street |
| Sources | - City Directory 1918 - GANS list - HRC: Claims 3718/5023 - HRC: List |
Joseph Sampson was registered in the Halifax Explosion Death Registration Book 1917
no. 986 on page 164 below:
