Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2233
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002233
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Antigonish If in City or Town Antigonish
If death occured in a hospital or institution Attending hockey match in rink, Antigonish
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Decoste, John Edward
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
French
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE New Glasgow
9. DATE OF BIRTH 2 12, 1910
10. AGE in Years61 Months Days16 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Saw Filer
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Margaret Chisholm
16. NAME of Father Angus De Coste
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Veronica Pitts
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mr. Richard De Coste
address 246 Forbes St., New Glasgow
Relationship to deceased Son
21. Place of burial Holy Cross Cemetery, New Glasgow
Date of burial March 3, 1971
22. Undertaker R.H. Porter Funeral Homes Ltd., Stellarton, Trenton, New Glasgow
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta
(b) Generalised arteriosclerosis
(c)
other
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