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Joseph Matthew Spence death at Springhill, Cumberland County on January 6, 1970

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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