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Pura Ann Matthews death at Canso, Guysborough County on April 15, 1970

Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 2766

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002766

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Guysborough If in City or Town Canso
If death occured in a hospital or institution Eastern Memorial Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Matthews, Pura Ann

4. Sex

Female

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

widowed

8. BIRTHPLACE Canso

9. DATE OF BIRTH 2  18, 1888

10. AGE in  Years82  Months1  Days28 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Housewife

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked 1969       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse George Matthews

16. NAME of Father Dennis  McNeary

17. BIRTHPLACE Canso

18. NAME of Mother Julia Tobin

19. BIRTHPLACE Canso

20. Signature of Informant Raymond McNeary

      address Canso

      Relationship to deceased Cousin

21. Place of burial Canso

      Date of burial April 17, 1970

22. Undertaker Nathan Rhynold, Phillips Harbour

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Carcinoma of colon

(b) Metastasis

(c)

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