Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 4763
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 004763
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town North Sydney
If death occured in a hospital or institution St Elizabeth Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Petite, Arthur James
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
French
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
9. DATE OF BIRTH 10 6, 1899
10. AGE in Years71 Months9 Days29 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Taxi driver
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked July/71 14. Total years 52 yrs
15. If married name of spouse Rachael Petite
16. NAME of Father John Petite
17. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
18. NAME of Mother Mary Burdock
19. BIRTHPLACE Newfoundland
20. Signature of Informant Rachael Petite
address Bras d'or, NS
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial St Joseph Cemetery, Bras d'Or
Date of burial Aug 7 1971
22. Undertaker George R Francis, Sydney Mines, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH August 4, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Myocardial Infarction
(b)
(c)
other
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