Abbreviations used
Date June 11 1887
County Westmorland
Place Moncton
Newspaper The Times
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
George C. COATES of firm J.E. & G.C. Coates of Coatesville (Kent Co.) died at his residence on Saturday 28th May, after an illness of four mos. resulting in tuberculosis of the lungs. The funeral services were held at his residence Monday 30th May by Rev. Silas James, Methodist, assisted by Rev. J.D. Murray of Buctouche, pastor of the Presbyterian church. William IRVINE, John McNAIRN, Wilder SHERWOOD, Ezra GESNER, Frank STEEVES and Harvey GESNER were pall bearers. The deceased was a descendant of Thomas COATES who came from Yorkshire, England to Nova Scotia in the 17th Century, was unmarried, 27 years old last September, leaves a widowed mother, two brothers and two sisters - 'Transcript'