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John Murray death at Sydney, Cape Breton County on May 28, 1971

Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 3872

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 003872

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 Murray, John

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

widowed

8. BIRTHPLACE Oban, Richmond County CB

9. DATE OF BIRTH 12  25, 1879

10. AGE in  Years91  Months5  Days3 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Farmer

12. Kind of industry

13. Date last worked       14. Total years

15. If married name of spouse

16. NAME of Father Duncan Murray

17. BIRTHPLACE West Bay, CB, NS

18. NAME of Mother Sarah MacPhail

19. BIRTHPLACE Oban, Richmond Co. CB, NS

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. George Deathridge

      address RR# 3, Site 9, Sydney, NS

      Relationship to deceased Foster Daughter

21. Place of burial Pioneer Cemetery, Loch Lomond, Rich. Co. NS

      Date of burial May 31, 1971

22. Undertaker R.H. Fillmore Funeral Home Limited, Sydney, NS

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1971

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Arteriosclerosis

(b) Senility

(c)

other Diabetes Mellitus

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