Hi Wendy, I have often found mis information on death certificates. It depends who is giving the information. On my genealogy search death certificates have given me incorrect maiden names, birth places, even wrong burial places. The different burial place drove me nuts. Not only wasn't my ancestor not burried in the cemetary it stated, but I found them in a different town. When an informer gives the information for the death certificate they give the best to their knowledge, and also a lot of times they are grieving. Good Luck Gayle On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 18:04:17 -0500 "Wendy" <catwoman@enter.net> writes: > Hello, > I just recently sent for a copy of a birth certificate from 1900 > from the Massachusetts Archives. I received a letter back stating > that they couldn't find a birth certificate though the death > certificate of the person stated the person was born in Boston, > Mass. Is there another place that would hold the birth records. Or > does anyone have any suggestions on where to look next? > Thanks so much!!!! > > With Warm Regards, > Wendy > > > ==== BOSTON Mailing List ==== > Discover the City Archives and Records of Boston: > http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/archivesandrecords/information.asp > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > Visit us at http://www.bookcasebooks.com We list with over 8,000 other used bookdealers on Advance Book Exchange Visit them at: http://www.abebooks.com
Very true, I have also run into atleast two people who where, some years they were dug up and moved to a larger lot where they could be with the extended family. Another was that grand father was burried with his first wife and his second wife was the mother of his children. That took weeks to figure out. obit says Zacharia husband of Alma. grave stone says Maud. bc books wrote: > Hi Wendy, > I have often found mis information on death certificates. It depends who > is giving the information. On my genealogy search death certificates > have given me incorrect maiden names, birth places, even wrong burial > places. The different burial place drove me nuts. Not only wasn't my > ancestor not burried in the cemetary it stated, but I found them in a > different town. When an informer gives the information for the death > certificate they give the best to their knowledge, and also a lot of > times they are grieving. > > Good Luck > Gayle > On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 18:04:17 -0500 "Wendy" <catwoman@enter.net> writes: > > Hello, > > I just recently sent for a copy of a birth certificate from 1900 > > from the Massachusetts Archives. I received a letter back stating > > that they couldn't find a birth certificate though the death > > certificate of the person stated the person was born in Boston, > > Mass. Is there another place that would hold the birth records. Or > > does anyone have any suggestions on where to look next? > > Thanks so much!!!! > > > > With Warm Regards, > > Wendy > > > > > > ==== BOSTON Mailing List ==== > > Discover the City Archives and Records of Boston: > > http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/archivesandrecords/information.asp > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > Visit us at http://www.bookcasebooks.com > We list with over 8,000 other used bookdealers on Advance Book Exchange > Visit them at: http://www.abebooks.com > > ==== BOSTON Mailing List ==== > Discover the City Archives and Records of Boston: > http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/archivesandrecords/information.asp > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -- See my surname list at: http://www.mindspring.com/~dcrichardson/surnames.htm The Richardson Memorial CD-Rom at http://www.mindspring.com/~dcrichardson/cd.htm Home page: http://www.mindspring.com/~dcrichardson/ Most useful web sites: http://www.mindspring.com/~dcrichardson/useful_sites.htm David C. and Emma J. Richardson 130 Gingercake Ct. Fayetteville GA 30214-7600 Emma's E-mail ejrichardson@mindspring.com