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William James Dewar death at First South, Lunenburg County on November 23, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 7113

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 007113

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Lunenburg If in City or Town First South
If death occured in a hospital or institution at home

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Dewar, William James

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Lunenburg County

9. DATE OF BIRTH 2  15, 1898

10. AGE in  Years72  Months9  Days7 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Fisherman

12. Kind of industry Fishing

13. Date last worked 1962       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Jennnie Whynott Dewar

16. NAME of Father John Dewar

17. BIRTHPLACE Canada

18. NAME of Mother Emma Acker

19. BIRTHPLACE Lunenburg County

20. Signature of Informant Jennie L. Dewar

      address First South

      Relationship to deceased wife

21. Place of burial Centre

      Date of burial November 25, 1970

22. Undertaker Dana L. Sweeny, Lunenburg

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Epidermoid Carcinoma of Jaw

(b)

(c)

other

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