Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 1321
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001321
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution V.G. Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacDonald, Burton Oscar
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Harringan Cove, Hfx. County
9. DATE OF BIRTH 9 13, 1896
10. AGE in Years74 Months4 Days12 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Retired grocer
12. Kind of industry grocery business
13. Date last worked 1966 14. Total years 25
15. If married name of spouse Jean MacDonald
16. NAME of Father Alexander MacDonald
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Margaret
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Brenton MacDonald
address 282 Bedford Highway, Hfx.
Relationship to deceased Son
21. Place of burial Fairview Cemetery, Halifax
Date of burial January 28, 1971
22. Undertaker Cruikshank Funeral Home Ltd.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Myocardial Infarction
(b)
(c)
other
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