Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 1733
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001733
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town New Waterford
If death occured in a hospital or institution Consolidated Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Copan, Bertha
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Irish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Stellarton
9. DATE OF BIRTH 3 4, 1895
10. AGE in Years74 Months10 Days28 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession At home
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Arthur Copan
16. NAME of Father Daniel McKenzie
17. BIRTHPLACE Stellarton
18. NAME of Mother Elizabeth Flemming
19. BIRTHPLACE Stellarton
20. Signature of Informant Mrs Peter Keusch
address 213 Mahon St, New Waterford
Relationship to deceased Daughter
21. Place of burial Union Grove Cemetery, Scotchtown
Date of burial Feb 3, 1970
22. Undertaker V.J. McGillivray Funeral Homes
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) C.V.A. (Cerebrovascular accident)
(b) ? Pneumonia
(c)
other
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