Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2268
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002268
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Digby If in City or Town Digby
If death occured in a hospital or institution at home
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Melanson, Joseph Ellsworth
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
French
7. Single, Married
separated
8. BIRTHPLACE Ashmore
9. DATE OF BIRTH 2 6, 1906
10. AGE in Years65 Months0 Days24 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Laborer
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Henry Melanson
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Ella Melanson (nee)
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Evelyn Sias
address Plympton RR 1 - Box 42
Relationship to deceased Sister
21. Place of burial Plympton, Digby Co.
Date of burial March 4, 1971
22. Undertaker Weymouth Funeral Home Ltd.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Myocardial infarction
(b)
(c)
other
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