Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 1152
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001152
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cumberland If in City or Town Springhill
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Spence, Joseph Matthew
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 10 4, 1892
10. AGE in Years77 Months3 Days2 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession miner (retired)
12. Kind of industry coal mining
13. Date last worked 1957 14. Total years 51 years
15. If married name of spouse Roxanna (Rector) Spence
16. NAME of Father Palmer Spence
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Margaret Spence
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Roxanna Spence
address 96 Junction Rd. Springhill
Relationship to deceased wife
21. Place of burial Springhill
Date of burial January 9th, 1970
22. Undertaker A.H. Brown Funeral Service Ltd., Springhill
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Brain Disease
(b)
(c)
other
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