Eric, What was your ancesters full name? I will check my cemetery resources for you. Tim Robinson Catonsville Balto. Md. ************ > In a message dated 02/07/2002 8:03:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Smlathrum@aol.com writes: > > > > I'm sure someone has asked and had this question answered before, but here > > goes again. My ancestor died in 1831 in Baltimore County. Where will I find > > > > records of his death, such as a death certificate, where he was buried, and > > > > if he had a will? And if he didn't have a will and died intestate, where > > would I find those records? > > Thanks so much for any help. > > Susan > > There were no death certificates in 1831. The source of death records in > 1831 would be confined to newspapers, church records, and tombstones > primarily. If your ancestor had a will the main source would be the Maryland > State Archives in Maryland. They have the wills by county indexed by > surname. If he/she died intestate you should look for an Administrative > Account, also at the archives. If you know approximately where he/she lived, > you can field search for the grave. Baltimore Co. Historical Society has the > records of some cemeteries that were copied. > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Carroll Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdcarrol > USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Howard Co.http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdhoward >