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Benjamin John Sherriff death at Truro, Colchester County on June 23, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 4791

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 004791

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Colchester If in City or Town Truro

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Sherriff, Benjamin John

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

widowed

8. BIRTHPLACE Fox River

9. DATE OF BIRTH 12  26, 1887

10. AGE in  Years82  Months5  Days28 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked 20 ago       14. Total years Life

15. If married name of spouse Anna A. Sherriff

16. NAME of Father Joseph  Sherriff

17. BIRTHPLACE Cumberland County

18. NAME of Mother Elise  (Last Name )

19. BIRTHPLACE Cumberland County

20. Signature of Informant

      address 1100 Prince St., Truro

      Relationship to deceased Son

21. Place of burial Amherst Cemetery Co. Amherst.

      Date of burial June 26, 1970

22. Undertaker Furlong's Funeral Home Ltd. Amherst.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Liver Failure

(b) Cirrhosis of Liver

(c)

other

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