Male Death Registration: Year: 1971 number: 7476
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 007476
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Annapolis If in City or Town Upper Clements
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Francis, Nathan
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Smiths Cove
9. DATE OF BIRTH 11 17, 1930
10. AGE in Years41 Months1 Days3 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Fisherman
12. Kind of industry Clam Digger
13. Date last worked 1971 14. Total years
15. If married name of spouse Lois Porter
16. NAME of Father Thomas H. Francis
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Catherine Theriault
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Thomas E. Francis
address Smiths Cove
Relationship to deceased Brother
21. Place of burial Smiths Cove
Date of burial December 23, 1971
22. Undertaker R.W. Jayne, Digby
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1971
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Drowning
(b)
(c)
other Accident - small boat overturned - asphyxia due to drowning
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