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On certificates for adults, the names of parents are never given. In considering whether to order a death certificate, remember that the information on the certificate may be limited or inaccurate because it is based on the informant’s knowledge. It can be helpful for those looking for clues about persons born or married before July 1837. | On certificates for adults, the names of parents are never given. In considering whether to order a death certificate, remember that the information on the certificate may be limited or inaccurate because it is based on the informant’s knowledge. It can be helpful for those looking for clues about persons born or married before July 1837. | ||
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== How Information from Death Records can Help Research == | |||
Death records can provide much helpful information. | |||
*'''Dates:''' birth date and year of immigration can be listed | |||
*'''Places:''' birth place, address to help in the search for land records, city directories, locate on map and narrow un-indexed censuses | |||
*'''Names:''' maiden, parent's, children, spouses, or witnesses help to assist in finding other relatives. The name of the cemetery and/or funeral home, leads to further information. | |||
If death is listed as an accident or killed, there might be a newspaper article about the individual. The mention of cause of death could develop a medical family history. To learn how to use death records more effectively, see [[United States, How to Use Death Records]]. | |||
==Places to look for Death Records== | |||
*[[United States Church Records|Church records]] of deaths and burials | |||
*City and County civil registrations | |||
*[[United States Bible Records|Family Bibles]] and personal histories | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Catalog Search], [https://familysearch.org/search/ Records Search], and [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ Historic Books] | |||
*[http://www.google.com/ Google] and other website search sites, and don't forget to search [http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp Google Books] | |||
*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]] | |||
*[[United States Census Mortality Schedules|Mortality Schedules]] is a census that includes people who died between June 1st through May 31st in the year prior to the federal census. | |||
*[[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]] often listed articles about deaths | |||
*[[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
*[[Online U.S. Death Indexes & Records|Online U.S. Death Indexes & Records]] | |||
*Online records sites like [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry], [http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3.com], [https://www.myheritage.com/ MyHeritage], [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index Heritage Quest]... | |||
*[[United States Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
*[[United States Archives and Libraries|State Archives]] | |||
*Submitted genealogies posted by others [http://www.usgenweb.org/ UsGenWeb], [http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/ Genealogy links], [http://www.gengateway.com Gengateway], [http://www.usgennet.org/ Usgennet], [http://www.famgen.net FamGen], [http://www.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb], [http://genealogy.com/ Genealogy.com], [http://www.mytrees.com/ MyTrees.com], [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]....... | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone Tombstones] usually give birth and death dates | |||
See also: [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Substitute Records For United States Death Information]]. | |||
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===Sources=== | |||
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[[Category:England Vital Records|England_Vital_Records]][[Category:England Guided Research]] | |||
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