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Official Copy of Death Registration
| District or Municipality | District 11 Meteghan, Clare |
| County | Digby |
| Number | Book 6 #1140 |
| Name of Deceased | Jerome |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of Death | April 15, 1912 |
| Age | 85 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 |
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.