Deaths 1900-1901, Part 8

Author: Chelmsford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1900-1901
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SECTION 5. Penalty for violation not exceeding fifty dollars.


Re


FORM C.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH.


To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


Name,


Clara A. H. Adamo


Sex,


female or white


Date of Death,


cduq 29th


1


1900 ; Age,


12


Years


7


.Months, ...


~ Days.


Maiden Name, { If married, widowed )


or divorced.


Widow


Husband's Name,


Thomas &. Adams


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced


Widow Occupation,


*Residence, { If out of town, )


? also state fully. 3


north Chelmsford


Temple n. H.


Place of Birth,


*Place of Death,


north Chelmsford


Name and Birthplace of Father, Joseph Holt Wilton n. A


Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother, Clara Y Mansur


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),


North Chelmsford


b. M. Young & les


Dated at


Sowell


Signature and


on


Aug 30,


190 0


place of business


of Undertaker.


33 Prescott At


PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.


Name and Agc of Deceascd, t Clara A. H. AdamsAge, 72 87 M .- D.


Placc and Date of Death,


died at.


North Chelmsford Ag 29 1900.


Praemia


Duration,


4 days


Disease or Cause


of Death, ¿


Secondary,


Diecare of Heart Kidneys


Duration,


3 years


I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


JE Janney


M. D.


north Chekusford


Date of Certificate,


Cinq 30


190 C.


* Give also street and number, if any. | Give sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state.


{ If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.


Countersign and transmit to the clerk of the city or town.


Agent of Board of Health.


1


176


Signature and Residence S


of


Certifying Physician.


Primary,


at home


No.


RETURN OF THE DEATH


OF


at


Date,


190.


Filed,


190.


-


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 444, ACTS of 1897.]


SECTION 6. Every householder in whose house a death occurs, the oldest person next of kin present at the time of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of an institution in which a death occurs, , shall, within five days after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


SECTION 7. The commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town within the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death.


SECTION 8. Penalty for neglect to comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars.


SECTION 10. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of said person, upon request, furnish for registration a certificate setting forth the required facts.


SECTION 11. In case the deceased was a soldier who served in the war of the rebellion, give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten dollars.


SECTION 12. Any person having charge of the funereal rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain the physician's certificate made in accordance with section 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 437, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 1. No human body shall be buried in a city or town or removed therefrom, until a permit therefor shall have been received from the proper authorities. No such permit shall be issued until a written statement, as required by law, has been furnished, with a physician's certificate of the cause of death. When such statement and certificate are delivered to the Board of Health, the board or agent shall forthwith countersign and transmit the same to the clerk of the city or town for registration.


SECTION 5. Penalty for violation not exceeding fifty dollars.


FORM C.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH.


To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


Name,


Rose, Mcnulty


Sex,


Color,


Date of Death,


Sept- 6 +


1900; Age, 24


Years,


Months,


.. Days.


Maiden Name, { If married, widowed ) or divorced.


Husband's Name,


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorceds


Occupation,


Mass


*Residence, { If out of town, )


? also state fully. 3


Chelandlord


Place of Birth,


Chelmsford


1


*Place of Death,


Chelmsford


Name and Birthplace of Father,


Michael M Malty Ireland


Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother,


Budget Barrett


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),.


St Patrick Lewelt Mars


Youwell


Dated at Supt 600 1900 on


Signature and place of business of Undertaker.


Jahn 7 Rogeri


0816 Central St


PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.


Name and Age of Deceased, t


Rose Manually


Age, 24Y


.M.


.D.


Place and Date of Death,


died at


Chelmanni Left


6 th


190


Disease or Cause


of Death, #


Secondary,


Duration,


I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


Signature and Residence S


of


M. D.


Certifying Physician.


Date of Certificate,


1900.


* Give also street and number, if any. t Give sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state.


{ If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.


Countersign and transmit to the clerk of the city or town.


Agent of Board of Health.


....


Primary,


Phthisis


Duration,


177


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


No.


RETURN OF THE DEATH


OF


at


Date,


Seht 6


1900.


Filed, 11


190_0


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 444, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 6. Every householder in whose house a death occurs, the oldest person next of kin present at the time of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of an institution in which a death occurs, shall, within five days after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


SECTION 7. The commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town within the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death. SECTION 8. Penalty for neglect to comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars.


SECTION 10. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of said person, upon request, furnish for registration a certificate setting forth the required facts.


SECTION 11. In case the deceased was a soldier who served in the war of the rebellion, give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten dollars.


SECTION 12. Any person having charge of the funcreal rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain the physician's certificate made in accordance with section 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 437, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 1. No human body shall be buried in a city or town or removed therefrom, until a permit therefor shall have been received from the proper authorities. No such permit shall be issued until a written statement, as required by law, has been furnished, with a physician's certificate of the cause of. death. When such statement and certificate are delivered to the Board of Health, the board or agent shall fortliwith countersign and transmit the same to the clerk of the city or town for registration.


SECTION 5. Penalty for violation not exceeding fifty dollars.


178


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH.


To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


Name,


1


L


Date of Death,


Sex ...


Color,


1897; Age, ~ Years,


1


.. Months,


1


Days.


Maiden Name, {


married, widowed į


or divorced.


Husband's Name,


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced,


.. Occupation,


*Residence, also state fully. ) [ If out of town, {


Place of Birth,


Grain Lord Mars.


*Place of Death,


0


cori Mais


Name of Father,


Birthplace of Father,


Maiden name of Mother,


Birthplace of Mother,


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),


Dated at


It- Nem nd, Mara.


Signature and


Petr Dary


on


1890-0.


place of business


· of Undertaker.


134 Market. Louise


PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.


Name and Age of Deceased, f


Leonard Surette


Age, - Y. / M. 14D.


Place and Date of Death, } died at


Disease or Cause of Death, §


Marasmus


Duration of sickness,


one month


I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


JE harney


M. D.


Certifying Physician.


novot Chekustens


Date of Certificate,


Siff. 7-


18:00


Give also street and number, if any.


t Or sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state. { If child died immediately after birth, so state. § If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.


18900


Signature and Residence S of


-


No.


RETURN OF THE DEATH


OF


at


Date,


189 ..


Filed,


189


The provisions of chapter 444 of the Acts of 1897 require that every householder in whose house a death occurs, the oldest person next of kin present at the time of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of an institution in which a death occurs, shall, within five days after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred. (See section 6.)


The commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town within the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death. (See section 7.) Penalty for neglect to comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars. (See section 8.)


A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of said person, upon request, furnish for registration a certificate setting forth the required facts. (See section 10.)


Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten dollars. (Sec section 11.)


Any person having charge of the funereal rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain the hysician's certificate made in accordance with section 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


-


Rel


FORM C.


Commonwealth of Classachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH.


To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


Name,


James L. Aicholson


Se


Male Color, White


Date of Death,


Lept ">


.. 1900 ; Age, 43 Years, Months, ~ Days.


Maiden Name, { If married, widowed ) or divorced.


Husband's Name,


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced, Married


North Chelmsford Mass


*Residence, {If out of town, )


¿ also state fully.


*Place of Death,


147 Whitman It North Chelmsford


Name and Birthplace of Father, Daniel Nicholson P.E. Isle


Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother, Anna Ma Kenzie ..


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery), north Chelmsford


Dated at.


forwell


C. M. young & les


on


Sept 17.


190


Signature and placo of business of Undertaker.


33 Prescott St


PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.


Name and Age of Deceased, t James l. Nicholson Age, 43 8. 5 M. ~ D. no Chelmsford Sept 17 1900. Place and Date of Death, died at Duration,


Disease or Cause | Primary, of Death, Secondary,


Duration,


I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


Signature and Residence S of Certifying Physician.


Dolan Bartels


M. D.


Date of Certificate,


190


* Give also street and number, if any. t Give sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state.


# If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.


Countersign and transmit to the clerk of the city or town.


Agent of Board of Health.


..


Place of Birth, Prince Edward Island


No.


RETURN OF THE DEATH


OF


at


Date,


190 -.


Filed,


190.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 444, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 6. Every householder in whose house a death occurs, the oldest person next of kin present at the time of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of an institution in which a death occurs, shall, within five days after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


SECTION 7. The commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town within the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death. SECTION 8. Penalty for neglect to comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars.


SECTION 10. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of said person, upon request, furnish for registration a certificate setting forth the required facts.


SECTION 11. In case the deceased was a soldier who served in the war of the rebellion, give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten dollars.


SECTION 12. Any person having charge of the funereal rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain the physician's certificate made in accordance with section 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 437, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 1. No human body shall be buried in a city or town or removed therefrom, until a permit therefor shall have been received from the proper authorities. No such permit shall be issued until a written statement, as required by law, has been furnished, with a physician's certificate of the moment 1 YYTI


Board of Health, the board or agent shall forth


registration.


SECTION 5. Penalty for violation


1


Rec


FORM C.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH. To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


Name,


Emma Suttle


Sex, 04


Color,


Date of Death,


Seht-19


1900 ; Age,


5'0 Years,


Months, 18 .Days.


Maiden Name, { If married, widowed )


or divorced.


Baker


Husband's Name,


George Little


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced,


Occupation,


At home


*Residence, ¿ also state fully.


{ If out of town, {


East Chelmsford


Place of Birth,


England


*Place of Death,


East Chelmsford


Name and Birthplace of Father,


Stephen Baker


"1


Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother, ..


Ann Everett


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),


Edson Cemetery


Dated at


Lowell Sept 20 1900


Bouvier


on


190


Signature and


place of business


of Undertaker.


Lowell


PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.


Name and Age of Deceased, t


Ans Emma Suttle


Age, 334. - M. 18 D.


Place and Date of Death,


- Primary,


Inanition


Duration,


Duration,


I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


Signature and Residence S


of


Certifying Physician.


295-lesutral Str


M. D.


-


Date of Certificate,


Sept 20~


190 0.


* Give also street and number, if any. | Give sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state. # If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.


Countersign and transmit to the clerk of the city or town.


Agent of Board of Health.


- Da Holbrook-


180


died at


East Chelmsford


Left-19


1900 .


Disease or Cause


of Death, ţ


Secondary,


No


RETURN OF THE DEATH


OF


at


Date,


190


-.


Filed,


190


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 444, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 6. Every householder in whose house a deatlı occurs, the oldest person next of kin present at the time of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of an institution in which a death occurs, shall, within five days after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


SECTION 7. The commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town within the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death.


SECTION 8. Penalty for neglect to comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars.


SECTION 10. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of said person, upon request, furnish for registration a certificate setting forth the required facts.


SECTION 11. In case the deceased was a soldier who served in the war of the rebellion, give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten dollars.


SECTION 12. Any person having charge of the funereal rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain the physician's certificate made in accordance with section 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 437, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 1. No human body shall be buried in a city or town or removed therefrom, until a permit therefor shall have been received from the proper authoritics. No such permit shall be issued until a written statement, as required by law, has been furnished, with a physician's certificate of the cause of death. When such statement and certificate are delivered Board of Health, the board or agent shall forthwith countersign and transmit the same to ' < clerk of the city of town registration.


SECTION 5. Penalty for violation not exceeding fifty dollars.


Rev FORM C.


Commonwealth of Classachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH.


To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


Name


Sex.


11


Color,


10


Date of Death,


refs 23


190 0 ; Age,~ Years,


4


Months,


12 Days.


Maiden Name,


{ If married, widowed }


or divorced.


Husband's Name,


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced,


.Occupation,


*Residence, { If out of town, )


weil


¿ also state fully.


Place of Birth,


Boston


*Place of Death,


Chelmsford


1


Name and Birthplace of Father,


Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother,


Funny Murphy Nova Scotia


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),


St Patricks Cem Sowell


Dated at


Chelionel


Signature and


walter & shaw


on


Sept 25


190 5


place of business


of Undertaker.


Chelmsford


PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.


Name and Age of Deceased, t


Veronica Murphy


Age,


# 8.4 M /S.D.


Place and Date of Death,


died at.


Chebenford, Mais.


Sept = 3,1900.


Marasmus


Duration,


2 months.


Duration,


I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


Arthur G. Scolonia,


M. D.


signature and Residence § of Certifying Physician.


Chetrasfor, man.


Date of Certificate,


Sept. 25


190 D.


* Give also street and number, if any. t Give sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state.


{ If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.


Countersign and transmit to the clerk of the city or town.


....


Agent of Board of Health.


Disease or Cause of Death, ţ


Primary, Secondary,


181


No.


RETURN OF THE DEATH


OF


at


Date,


190


Filed,


190.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 444, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 6. Every householder in whose house a death occurs, the oldest person next of kin present at the time of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of an institution in which a death occurs, shall, within five days after the date of such a death, give notice thereof to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


SECTION 7. The commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town within the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after sueli death.


SECTION 8. Penalty for negleet to comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars.


SECTION 10. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of said person, upon request, furnish for registration a certificate setting forth the required facts.


SECTION 11. In ease the deceased was a soldier who served in the war of the rebellion, give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten dollars.


SECTION 12. Any person having charge of the funereal rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain the physician's certificate made in accordance with section 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 437, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 1. No human body shall be buried in a city or town or removed therefrom, until a permit therefor shall have been received from the proper authorities. No such permit shall be issued until a written statement, as required by law, has


of Health, the For


3 egistration.


SECTION 5. Penalty . violation


Rec FORM C.


Commonwealth of Classachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH.


To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


Name,


James M. Hardy


Sex, M) Color,


Date of Death,


Oct, 1


.


1900 ; Age, 77 Years


.Months,


Days.


Maiden Name, {


or divorced.


Husband's Name,


7


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced,


Occupation,


Sitired


*Residence, also state fully.


{ If out of town, {


Place of Birth,


Warner, N.N.


*Place of Death,


(hoxerces fora)


Name and Birthplace of Father,


Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother, shoda (Harvey) ", 11


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),


Dated at


on October / 1900


Signature and


place of business


of Undertaker.


Leowell


PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.


Name and Age of Deceased, t


James M. Hardy


Age, 77 Y. M.


.D.


Place and Date of Death,


died at.


fraldas ford


Oct. 1, 1900.


Disease or Cause of Death, # Secondary,


Primary,


Heart Failure


Duration,


Duration,


I certify that the above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.


Signature and Residence S of Certifying Physician.


Arthur G. Scoloria,


M. D.


Date of Certificate,


Oct. 1


1906.


* Give also street and number, if any. t Give sex of infant not named. If still-born, so state.


# If a Soldier or Sailor in the War of the Rebellion, give both Primary and Secondary Cause.


Countersign and transmit to the clerk of the city or town.


Agent of Board of Health.


182


Fad


ABluvier


No.


RETURN OF THE DEATH


OF


at


Date,


190


Filed,


190.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 444, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 6. Every householder in whose house a death occurs, the oldest person next of kin present at the time of the death of any of his kindred, or the person in charge of an institution in which a death occurs, shall, within five days after the date of such a death, give notice thercof to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


SECTION 7. The commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice of the death of any person under his charge to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town within the Commonwealth at which his vessel first arrives after such death. SECTION 8. Penalty for neglect to comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7, five dollars.


SECTION 10. A physician who has attended a person during his last illness shall forthwith after the death of said person, upon request, furnish for registration a certificate setting forth the required facts.


SECTION 11. In case the deceased was a soldier who served in the war of the rebellion, give both the primary and the secondary or immediate cause of death as nearly as he can state the same. Penalty for refusal or neglect, ten dollars.


SECTION 12. Any person having charge of the funereal rites preliminary to the interment of a human body shall obtain the physician's certificate made in accordance with section 10, and return it, together with the facts required by section 1, to the board of health or to the clerk of the city or town in which the death occurred.


[EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 437, ACTS OF 1897.]


SECTION 1. No human body shall be buried in a city or town or removed therefrom, until a permit therefor shall have been received from the proper authorities. No such permit shall be issued until a written statement, as required by law, has


SECTION 5. 1enalty


183


FORM C.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


No.


RETURN OF A DEATH.


To the Clerk of the City or Town in which the death occurred.


(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)


Name,


Elizabeth Richardson


Sex,


Color,


Date of Death,


Oct 14


1900 ; Age,.


58 Years,


7


Months,


.Days.


Maiden Name,


If married, widowed {


or divorced.


Elizabeth Walker


Husband's Name,


Harman Richardson


Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced,


Married Occupation,


Howwwite


*Residence, { If out of town, )


Chelmsford


¿ also state fully.


Place of Birth,


yorkshire to England


*Place of Death,


Name and Birthplace of Father,


Sco. Walker Yorkshire Co. Eng


Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother,


Mary Robinen .


Place of Interment, (Give name of Cemetery),




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