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Sarah Provo death at Halifax, Halifax County on May 15, 1971

Female Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 3370

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 003370

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution Victoria General Hospital

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Provo, Sarah

4. Sex

Female

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

African

7. Single, Married

widowed

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 1  1, 1929

10. AGE in  Years42  Months4  Days15 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession House duties

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked 1971       14. Total years Life

15. If married name of spouse Widowed

16. NAME of Father Maurice Downey

17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

18. NAME of Mother  

19. BIRTHPLACE

20. Signature of Informant Mr. Frederick Provo

      address North Preston, Halifax Co. NS

      Relationship to deceased Son

21. Place of burial North Preston, Halifax Co.

      Date of burial May 20/ 71

22. Undertaker Mattatall’s Funeral Home, Dartmouth, NS

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Hepatic failure

(b) Alcohol cirrhosis

(c)

other

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