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Joseph Andre Comeau death at Meteghan, Digby County on May 18, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 3506

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 003506

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Digby If in City or Town Meteghan
If death occured in a hospital or institution Meteghan Bay

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Comeau, Joseph Andre

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

French

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia

9. DATE OF BIRTH 5  28, 1913

10. AGE in  Years57  Months11  Days19 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Carpenter

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked May 18, 1971       14. Total years 35 yrs

15. If married name of spouse Alma Comeau

16. NAME of Father Constant Comeau

17. BIRTHPLACE NS

18. NAME of Mother Eveline Melanson

19. BIRTHPLACE NS

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Alma Comeau

      address R.R.1 Meteghan, NS

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Meteghan, NS

      Date of burial May 23, 1971

22. Undertaker Metaghan Funeral Services Ltd. Metaghan, NS

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Asphyxia

(b) Drowning

(c)

other Accident: fell in water from overturned boat while lobster fishing

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