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Christopher David Decoste death at Antigonish, Antigonish County on April 9, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 2872

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 002872

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Antigonish If in City or Town Antigonish
If death occured in a hospital or institution St. Martha's Hospital, Antigonish, NS

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Decoste, Christopher David

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

French

7. Single, Married

single

8. BIRTHPLACE Cape Jack, Ant. Co

9. DATE OF BIRTH 12  3, 1920

10. AGE in  Years50  Months4  Days6 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession disabled

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked       14. Total years 1955

15. If married name of spouse

16. NAME of Father Edward  DeCoste

17. BIRTHPLACE NS

18. NAME of Mother Lottie Breen

19. BIRTHPLACE NS

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Margaret Curtis

      address Cape Jack, Ant. Co, NS

      Relationship to deceased Sister

21. Place of burial St. Paul's R.C. Cemetery Havre Boucher, NS

      Date of burial April 12, 1971

22. Undertaker Curry Bros Funeral Director's Ltd, Antigonish, NS

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Pulmonary Embolism

(b) Gross obesity

(c)

other Diabetes Mellitus, Essential Hypertension

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