Female Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 6980
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 006980
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Pictou If in City or Town New Glasgow
If death occured in a hospital or institution Aberdeen Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED DeCoste, Margaret Catherine
4. Sex
Female
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
Scottish
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 3 23, 1887
10. AGE in Years84 Months8 Days6 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Michael DeCoste
16. NAME of Father David Reid
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Cassie Sutherland
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Michael DeCoste
address 201 High St. New Glasgow
Relationship to deceased Husband
21. Place of burial Heatherdale
Date of burial December 1, 1971
22. Undertaker Angus, New Glasgow
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Urameia
(b) Myocardial Infarction
(c)
other Arteriosclerosis
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