Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 1994
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 001994
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney River
If death occured in a hospital or institution Cape Breton Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Columbus, Alexander
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Jewish
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE New Waterford
9. DATE OF BIRTH 11 19, 1939
10. AGE in Years31 Months2 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
16. NAME of Father Hyman Maurice Columbus
17. BIRTHPLACE St. John, N.B.
18. NAME of Mother Freda Hamburg Columbus
19. BIRTHPLACE Poland
20. Signature of Informant Michael Columbus
address 52 Hudson St., New Waterford
Relationship to deceased Brother
21. Place of burial Hebrew Cemetery, Sydney
Date of burial February 15, 1971
22. Undertaker R.H. Fillmore Funeral Home Ltd., Sydney
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Mongoloidism
(b) Severe Mental Retardation
(c)
other
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