Female Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 7294
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 007294
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Glace Bay
If death occured in a hospital or institution St. Joseph's Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Riggs, Ada
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
9. DATE OF BIRTH 11 18, 1903
10. AGE in Years67 Months1 Days0 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession House Wife
12. Kind of industry At Home
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Samuel Riggs
16. NAME of Father Samuel Rose
17. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
18. NAME of Mother Louise Patten
19. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
20. Signature of Informant Gordon Hynes
address 158 MacLean St. Glace Bay
Relationship to deceased Son
21. Place of burial Forest Haven
Date of burial December 21, 1970
22. Undertaker Patten's Funeral Home Ltd. Glace Bay
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Myocardial Infarction
(b)
(c)
other
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