Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 5872
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 005872
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Cape Breton If in City or Town Woodbine
If death occured in a hospital or institution Severe Emphysema
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED MacDonald, Michael Joseph
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
single
8. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
9. DATE OF BIRTH 5 26, 1911
10. AGE in Years60 Months2 Days27 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse
16. NAME of Father Philip MacDonald
17. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
18. NAME of Mother Mary Annie MacCormick
19. BIRTHPLACE Cape Breton
20. Signature of Informant Thomas MacDonald
address 28 Sutherland St, Sydney, NS
Relationship to deceased brother
21. Place of burial St. Teresa ('s) Cemetery, Sydney, NS
Date of burial August 25, 1971
22. Undertaker Curry Limited, Sydney, NS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) with Cardiac failure (suddenly)
(b) Epilepsy - several yrs
(c)
other
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