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Alfred Rafter death at New Glasgow, Pictou County on July 19, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 4698

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 004698

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Pictou If in City or Town New Glasgow

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Rafter, Alfred

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Danish

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 1  17, 1898

10. AGE in  Years72  Months6  Days2 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Retired Tel & Tel Foreman

12. Kind of industry Communication

13. Date last worked 1957       14. Total years 25 years

15. If married name of spouse Florence Armstrong Rafter

16. NAME of Father Rufus Rafter

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Katherine Miller

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Warren Spicer

      address Birch Street, New Glasgow

      Relationship to deceased Son in Law

21. Place of burial Heatherdale Memorial Gardens, Alma

      Date of burial 22 July 1970

22. Undertaker H. W. Angus Funeral Home, New Glasgow

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Myocardial Infarction

(b)

(c)

other

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