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Fredrick James Purcell death at Portuguese Cove, Halifax County on February 23, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2035

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002035

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Halifax If in City or Town Portuguese Cove

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Purcell, Fredrick James

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 11  14, 1891

10. AGE in  Years79  Months3  Days9 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Fisherman

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked 1965       14. Total years Life

15. If married name of spouse Catherine Corbett

16. NAME of Father Dennis Purcell

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Margaret Murphy

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Joan M. Charlton

      address Portuguese Cove, NS

      Relationship to deceased Daughter

21. Place of burial St. Ann's Cemetary, Portuguese Cove

      Date of burial Feb 26, 1971

22. Undertaker J. Albert Walker

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Myocardial Infarction

(b)

(c)

other

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