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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