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Berton Ray Canton death at Amherst, Cumberland County on May 16, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 3617

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 003617

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cumberland If in City or Town Amherst
If death occured in a hospital or institution Highland View Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Canton, Berton Ray

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Amherst

9. DATE OF BIRTH 5  3, 1919

10. AGE in  Years51  Months0  Days13 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Shipper

12. Kind of industry Waldale Ltd.

13. Date last worked 3 weeks ago       14. Total years l year

15. If married name of spouse Vivian Canton

16. NAME of Father Frederick  Canton

17. BIRTHPLACE England

18. NAME of Mother Edith M. Barkhouse

19. BIRTHPLACE Cumberland County

20. Signature of Informant Vivian M. Canton

      address 11 Russel St., Amherst

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Christ Church Cemetery

      Date of burial May 18, 1970

22. Undertaker Furlong's Funeral Home Ltd. Amherst

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Carcinoma Colon

(b)

(c)

other Septicemia

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