Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2736
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002736
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Sydney
If death occured in a hospital or institution Sydney City Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Sweet, James Edward
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 2 3, 1901
10. AGE in Years70 Months2 Days4 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Seaman
12. Kind of industry Sailing
13. Date last worked 1964 14. Total years 42
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Richard Sweet
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Jane Dowling
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Ernest Sweet
address Englishtown, NS
Relationship to deceased Brother
21. Place of burial United Church Cemetery, Englishtown, NS
Date of burial April 9, 1971
22. Undertaker Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home, Sydney Mines, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Coronary Thrombosis
(b) had previous coronary attack
(c)
other Asthma
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