Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 1467
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001467
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney Mines
If death occured in a hospital or institution Harbour View Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Briggs, Florence Elizabeth
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
9. DATE OF BIRTH 8 14, 1909
10. AGE in Years60 Months5 Days16 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Housewife
12. Kind of industry Housekeeping
13. Date last worked Jan. 29, 1970 14. Total years 35
15. If married name of spouse Christopher Briggs
16. NAME of Father Thomas Allen
17. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
18. NAME of Mother Unkonwn
19. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
20. Signature of Informant Christopher Briggs
address 264 Main St. Sydney Mines
Relationship to deceased Husband
21. Place of burial St. Andrews Cemetery, Sydney Mines
Date of burial Feb. 1, 1970
22. Undertaker Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home Ltd., Sydney Mines
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Acute Myocardial Infraction
(b) A.S.H.D
(c)
other Diabetes Mellitus Pulmonary embolism
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