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Rettie Laws Benvie death at Lyons Brook, Pictou County on May 28, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 3760

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 003760

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Pictou If in City or Town Lyons Brook
If death occured in a hospital or institution Forbes Rest Home

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Benvie, Rettie Laws

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 12  18, 1885

10. AGE in  Years84  Months5  Days10 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Farming

12. Kind of industry Self (Retired)

13. Date last worked       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Mary Margaret Cameron

16. NAME of Father Eben Benvie

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Margaret A MacLean

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Mary M Benvie

      address Spring Garden Road, Westville

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Oak Grove Cemetery, Saltsprings, Pic Co

      Date of burial May 31, 1970

22. Undertaker Eagles Funeral Home, Westville

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Pneumonia

(b)

(c)

other ASHD

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