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John Edward Decoste death at Antigonish, Antigonish County on February 28, 1971

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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