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Martha Anderson MacPherson death at Halifax, Halifax County on August 15, 1970

Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 4887

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 004887

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution Halifax Infirmary

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacPherson, Martha Anderson

4. Sex

Female

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 2  27, 1903

10. AGE in  Years67  Months5  Days16 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Housewife

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Murdock MacPherson

16. NAME of Father Wallaace Coldwell

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Catherine Lammond

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Wallace MacPherson

      address 49 Clayton Park Drive, Halifax

      Relationship to deceased Son

21. Place of burial Sydney Co.

      Date of burial 18 August 1970

22. Undertaker Lindsay's, Halifax

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Metastatic Carcinoma

(b) Carcinoma of Rectum

(c)

other Colostomy and Recto-Vaginal Fistula

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