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William Henry Cossaboom death at Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County on March 26, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2703

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002703

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Annapolis If in City or Town Annapolis Royal
If death occured in a hospital or institution Stewarts Nursing Home

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Cossaboom, William Henry

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

English

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Gullivers Cove, Shel. County

9. DATE OF BIRTH 9  16, 1876

10. AGE in  Years94  Months6  Days10 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Retired

12. Kind of industry Fisherman

13. Date last worked       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse Edith Cossaboom

16. NAME of Father James Cossaboom

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother Mariah Hankinson

19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Edith Cossaboom

      address 148 Queen St., Digby

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Port Maitland, Yar. Co.

      Date of burial March 19, 1971

22. Undertaker Sweeny Funeral Home, Yar. N.S.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Acute ventricle fibrillation

(b) Congestive failure

(c)

other

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