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George Adolph Ratchford death at Sydney, Cape Breton County on July 15, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 6268

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 006268

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney
If death occured in a hospital or institution St. Rita Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Ratchford, George Adolph

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton

9. DATE OF BIRTH 3  20, 1896

10. AGE in  Years74  Months3  Days25 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Mae

16. NAME of Father Thomas Ratchford

17. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton

18. NAME of Mother Ellen Meaghen

19. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton

20. Signature of Informant June Ratchford

      address 15 Louisa St., Sydney

      Relationship to deceased daughter

21. Place of burial Resurrection Cemetery. Sydney Forks

      Date of burial July 18, 1970

22. Undertaker T.W. Curry, Limited, Sydney

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) CVA massive

(b) Atherosclerosis

(c)

other

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