Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 1478
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001478
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Colchester If in City or Town Gays River
If death occured in a hospital or institution Gays River
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Benjamin, Bessie Jane
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 6 19, 1915
10. AGE in Years54 Months7 Days6 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Housewife
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Mr. C. Benjamin
16. NAME of Father Robie Frame
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Annie Crouse
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Cody Benjamin
address Shubenacadie
Relationship to deceased Husband
21. Place of burial Grays River Cemetery
Date of burial Jan 30, 1970
22. Undertaker Ettinger Funeral Service Ltd.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Cerebral hemorrhage
(b) Hypertension
(c)
other Nephritis
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