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Official Copy of Death Registration

District or Municipality District 11 Meteghan, Clare
County Digby
NumberBook 6 #1140
Name of DeceasedJerome
SexMale
Date of DeathApril 15, 1912
Age85 years (about)
Residence: Street and Number Cheticamp [St. Alphonse]
P.O. Address Meteghan
Occupation The man was found some 50 years ago on the shore of the bay St. May’s. He never spoke a word. His both legs were amputated when found. No clue on account of this mystery. He received a pension from the government.
Single, Married or Widowed
If single Give Name of Father
If married Give Name of Husband
Where Born
Cause of Death –primary Senility
-Immediate Bronchitis
Length of Illness 3 weeks
Religious Denomination Roman Catholic
Race of Deceased White
Name of Physician in Attendance Andree (?) Gallant
Name of Undertaker
Place of Burial –Cemetery R.C. Cemetery
- at Meteghan
Date of Return April 18, 1912

[ Photo of Official Copy of Death Registration: Jerome ]

Photo of Official Copy of Death Registration: Jerome, Caroline-Isabelle Caron,

Location/Source: NS Vital Statistics Deaths Bk. 6 #1140 1912 Digby County

The above transcription has been provided because the original record is too fragile to photocopy. The information has been copied exactly as it appears on the original record. Where blank fields appear, no information was entered in the original.

Source: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, , NS Vital Statistics Deaths Bk. 6 #1140 1912 Digby County, Inconnu, "Official Copy of Death Registration: Jerome," April 18, 1912.

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