Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 5687
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005687
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Yarmouth If in City or Town Hebron
If death occured in a hospital or institution Dordon's Rest Home
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Newell, William John
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 9 8, 1892
10. AGE in Years78 Months0 Days11 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Laborer
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 1961 14. Total years 51
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Ellsworth Newell
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Sarah Essie Maxwell
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Sylvia K[illegible]
address Barrington, Shel. Co.
Relationship to deceased Great Niece
21. Place of burial Newellton
Date of burial September 22, 1970
22. Undertaker Kenney Funeral Service, Barrington, Shel. Co.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Acute Myocardial Failure - 1 month
(b) Chronic Myocarditis - 10 year.
(c) Renal arteriosclerosis
other Neurofibromatosis - 3
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