The below list of individuals who died in Colchester County between 1955 and 2018 has been entirely derived from published court decisions. As discussed elsewhere, the presentation of the facts is of much less importance than the legal principles, so the information may be less detailed than a genealogist would desire. The age of the deceased and the name of his/her/its spouse are not usually provided; sometimes even the deceased's place of residence is not part of the court decision. Note that several of these individuals were killed in motor vehicle accidents along the highway, so they have no connection to Colchester County beyond tragically dying within its boundaries.
Information about the manner or cause of death is sometimes included in the court decision, especially where it was the result of negligence or criminal activity. This includes things like automobile accidents and murder/manslaughter.
Except for some more recent decisons from about the late-1990s onwards, published law reports are generally not freely available online. To review some of the court decisions referenced below, it will be necessary to visit a Law Library where these types of publications are held.
Law Report Title | Abbreviation | Published |
Dominion Law Reports | DLR | 1912 - Present |
Maritime Provinces Reports | MPR | 1929 - 1968 |
Nova Scotia Reports (Second Series) | NSR (2d) | 1969 - 2016 |
Please note that I am NOT actively researching any of these families or individuals, and so I am unable to do look-ups or provide any additional information on the persons listed here. There may be errors as this information is taken directly from the published sources.
This document is part of the Nova Scotia Genealogy Resources Page.
Name | Residence | Place of Death | Date of Death | Spouse | Comments | Source |
Adshade, Leon | Truro | Truro | April 29, 1991 | Susan Adshade | 1992canlii4682 | |
Atkinson, ____. | Fort Lawrence | near Truro | January 27, 1985 | George Robert Atkinson | ae. 58 | 79 N.S.R. (2d) 189 |
Barbrick, Rosalie M. | Cloverdale Road | October 21, 1984 | 69 N.S.R. (2d) 101 | |||
Barnaby, Frederick Arthur | Hilden | July 10, 1955 | Enylla Elizabeth Barnaby | 5 D.L.R. (2d) 41 | ||
Bass, Henrietta | Truro | October 28, 1970 | 6 N.S.R. (2d) 88 | |||
Bentley, Edson Douglas | Shortt's Lake | August 29, 1976 | Catherine Annie Bentley | 27 N.S.R.(2d) 152 | ||
Bernard, Annie | Millbrook | September 8, 1992 | 154 N.S.R. (2d) 1 | |||
Bethel, Harold F. | Truro | December 16, 1976 | Grace E. Bethel (d. 2013) | 2015 NSSC 216 | ||
Blair, James | Millbrook | April 1, 2018 | s/o Peggy | 2022nssc213 | ||
Burgess, Leo | Truro | November 2, 1993 | 1994canlii6400 | |||
Campbell, David Kinsman | Springhill | Glenholme | October 5, 1968 | Kay Campbell | ae. 36 | 7 N.S.R. (2d) 364 |
Campbell, Kay | Springhill | Glenholme | October 5, 1968 | David Campbell | ae. 29 | 7 N.S.R. (2d) 364 |
Carter, Wendell Arthur | Brookfield | March 27, 1989 | s/o Allen & Eleanor | 1991canlii4218 | ||
Casey, Douglas A. | Truro | November 30, 1975 | 33 N.S.R. (2d) 607 | |||
Daigle, Charles J. | Richibucto, N.B. | Truro | April 30, 1975 | Lucille Daigle | ae. 41 | 30 N.S.R. (2d) 246 |
Davison, James Wilmer | April 1987 | m2: Blanche Carolyn Davison (d. 1995 or 1996) | He was a war veteran; The estate was probated in Colchester County | 2002 NSSC 253 | ||
Dodsworth, Matthew | Great Village | 2018 | Ardis McNutt Dodsworth | 2021nssm15 | ||
Fair, Robert William | December 6, 1966 | Marguerite Elizabeth MacCharles | s/o Robert; The estate was probated in Colchester County | 17 D.L.R. (3d) 751 | ||
Fields, Cheryl | Economy | May 2005 | 2005nssc301 | |||
Finlayson, Margaret | Bible Hill | April 15, 2004 | Alexander Finlayson | 268 N.S.R. (2d) 5 | ||
Forsythe, Kevin | Brookfield | October 1, 1991 | ae. 23 | 2005nssc216 | ||
Franklin, Dan | Lower Truro | March 7, 1997 | 1999canlii13550 | |||
Gamble, Lottie | Bass River | 2014 | 2018 NSSC 224 | |||
Gammon, Darrell | Truro | Lower Truro | November 17, 1978 | n/a | ae. 21 | 61 N.S.R. (2d) 48 |
Hiltz, Charles Hubert | Economy | 1996 | 2005nssc301 | |||
Jordan, Graham | Truro | Truro | September 9, 1989 | 1991canlii2519 | ||
Leger, Leon | Richibucto, N.B. | Truro | April 30, 1975 | Edna Leger | ae. 39 | 30 N.S.R. (2d) 246 |
Lewis, Brian | Denmark | May 22, 1985 | Sue Ellen Brown (fiancee) | 1990canlii2473 | ||
Lynds, Charlotte | Bible Hill | January 25, 1977 | 28 N.S.R. (2d) 260 | |||
MacCharles, Marguerite Elizabeth | December 6, 1966 | Robert William Fair | The estate was probated in Colchester County | 17 D.L.R. (3d) 751 | ||
MacKay, Joseph | Truro | Truro | January 27, 2000 | ae. 23 | 2003nsca104 | |
MacLellan, Harry H. | Boston, Mass. | Onslow | August 7, 1975 | ae. 53 | 21 N.S.R. (2d) 27 | |
MacPherson, Brittany | Bible Hill | December 27, 2013 | ae. 24 | 2016nssc313 | ||
MacPherson, Elizabeth | Bible Hill | Bible Hill | December 27, 2013 | Gerald Rushton | 2016nssc313 | |
Matthews, Avis | Stewiacke | 1973 | Clinton Everett Matthews | 96 N.S.R. (2d) 376 | ||
Mercer, Samantha Marie | Truro | Truro | March 3, 2005 | n/a | ae. 3.5 | 2009nspc43 |
Mitchell, Robert L. | Truro | December 3, 1969 | m2: Kathleen M. Lewis | ae. 74 | 3 N.S.R. (2d) 455 | |
Moore, Christopher | Stewiacke | May 7, 2006 | Jocelyn Bain | ae. 37 | 2007nspc48 | |
Moore, Dale | Stewiacke | January 16, 2002 | Joan Marie Moore | 246 N.S.R. (2d) 392 | ||
Murphy, David Gerard | North River | December 1, 1975 | Margaret Ellen Murphy | 28 N.S.R. (2d) 316 | ||
Murphy, Frances Ellen | North River | December 1, 1975 | n/a | ae. 8; d/o David | 28 N.S.R. (2d) 316 | |
Murphy, Stephanie Colleen | North River | December 1, 1975 | n/a | ae. 3; d/o David | 28 N.S.R. (2d) 316 | |
Nelson, Rupert | Brookfield | October 2, 1971 | 12 N.S.R. (2d) 646 | |||
Oickle, Oran | Harmony Road | Harmony Road | January 28, 1983 | ae. 32 | 11 C.C.C. (3d) 180 | |
Patriquin, Burton | Lake Road | 1973 | Mrs. MacBurnie | 14 N.S.R.(2d) 680 | ||
Pelrine, Paul | Halifax | Onslow | August 7, 1975 | 21 N.S.R. (2d) 27 | ||
Peters, Edith Jane | Millbrook | January 19, 2004 | ae. 92 | 255 N.S.R. (2d) 62 | ||
Porter, Dorothy | Central Onslow | April 12, 1980 | n/a | 49 N.S.R. (2d) 78 | ||
Pratt, Lionel George | Onslow Mountain | November 11, 1979 | Muriel Joyce Pratt | 48 N.S.R. (2d) 471 | ||
Rector, Doris | Bible Hill | September 2011 | 2022nssc300 | |||
Renton, Grace | Truro | July 29, 1972 | 11 N.S.R.(2d) 60 | |||
Rhodenizer, Ira Lawrence | Parkdale | Hilden | August 26, 1958 | Ethel Rhodenizer | ae. 68 | 22 D.L.R. (2d) 563 |
Richard, Charles P. | Richibucto, N.B. | Truro | April 30, 1975 | Marie Alexina Hermine Richard | ae. 56 | 30 N.S.R. (2d) 246 |
Rossiter, Patricia | Bass River | October 23, 1987 | n/a | ae. 15 | 91 N.S.R. (2d) 325 | |
Saunders, Frederick William | Truro | January 19, 2004 | 2005nssc216 | |||
Shirley, Gary | Truro | April 30, 1975 | 30 N.S.R. (2d) 246 | |||
Slack, Suther | Folly Lake | 1966 | ae. 83 | 63 N.S.R. (2d) 230 | ||
Slack, Trueman | Folly Lake | 1968 | Susan Slack | 63 N.S.R. (2d) 230 | ||
Smith, Marshall | Portipique | April 4, 1955 | ae. 22 | 38 M.P.R. 100 | ||
Spencer, William P. | Truro | November 11, 1968 | 1 N.S.R. (2d) 282 | |||
Stephens, Donald Charles | Debert | June 30, 1972 | Isabel M. Stephens | ae. 53 | 15 N.S.R.(2d) 63 | |
Strickland, Andrew Terrance | Gays River | March 29, 1997 | 1998canlii1317 | |||
Sylliboy, Donna Marie | Millbrook | June 19, 1976 | n/a | ae. 15 | 21 N.S.R.(2d) 17 | |
Teed, Adrian | Belmont Mountain | May 14, 1996 | s/o Essie | 1998canlii2526 | ||
Waugh, Wayne | March 8, 2000 | Amy Waugh | The estate was probated in Colchester County | 2001 CanLII 32729 |