Dear Geoff, Thank you for your shrewd reply, but Listers have been telling me that there were no civil registrations, such as death certificates, kept or made for the year 1892! I'm hoping I might get a land petition or land grant record for him, amongst seven petitioning Donald MacGregors or McGregors. Have you ever received one? Where did you get it, and is there any info on the document to identify the land for which the petition or land grant was made? Jean Simon Huntsville, Alabama ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:59 PM Subject: RE: [NS-CB-L] Fw: [Antigonish] MacGregor, Donald 1892 Death Certificate Sought Plus the Legal Requirements Besides Money to Secure It > My approach would be to contact the appropriate agency and just get a > response that confirms the information that is on the certificate. Maybe it > is just dates and only the name of the individual in question. If you don't > need a hard copy of the certificate an official response verifying > information should suffice. That way you get your answer and spend only > money in postage via snail mail or a few minutes typing with e-mail. > > Geoff Martin > Calgary > > PS I'm still looking for John Saunders and Mavis G Martin of Gabarus and 10 > of their 12 kids! > > -----Original Message----- > From: J.Simon [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NS-CB-L] Fw: [Antigonish] MacGregor, Donald 1892 Death > Certificate Sought Plus the Legal Requirements Besides Money to Secure > It > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J.Simon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:48 PM > Subject: [Antigonish] MacGregor, Donald 1892 Death Certificate Sought Plus > the Legal Requirements Besides Money to Secure It > > > > The disparity in death certificate fees is mind-boggling! Wouldn't you > > think that those with authority to assign a $32.50 Nova Scotia price > versus > > a $7.00 New Brunswick price would be abashed, at least? I wonder if I can > > get an 1892 death certificate for my great-grandfather for that price, or > > would they demand that I have permission, incredibly, from my deceased > > great-grandfather to get his death certificate? My great-grandfather was > > Baptist Deacon Donald MacGregor who died 3 April 1892 in South River Lake, > > Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia. Can anyone advise me here on what the legal > > requirements would be for me to get a deceased ancestor's death > certificate? > > > > Your advice will be greatly appreciated. I am hoping against hope that > the > > certificate might list my great-grandfather's parents' names on the death > > certificate, or at least something besides the date and place. I hope > it's > > more simple than I thought! > > > > Jean (MacGregor) Simon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Noble" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:55 PM > > Subject: Re: [NS-CB-L] Ross > > > > > > > > > > Colin Waye write: > > > > > > > By the way a death certificate in New Brunswick is only $7.00 compared > > to > > > $32.50 in Nova Scotia > > > > > > Why would that surprise you. The Nova Scotia Government thinks > everything > > > should be a cash cow. They have no problem milking genealogists or > anyone > > > else. > > > > > > > > > ==== NS-CAPE-BRETON Mailing List ==== > > > See the Cape Breton Vital Records Index at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscpbret/cbbmdndx.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH Mailing List ==== > > Antigonish Virtual Tour > > http://www.antigonish.com/ > > > > > > > > > > ==== NS-CAPE-BRETON Mailing List ==== > Visit the Cape Breton Island Census Page > at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscpbret/cbcenndx.html > > > > ==== NS-CAPE-BRETON Mailing List ==== > Visit the associated Canada GenWeb site for counties of Cape Breton at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscpbret/cbgenwb.html > > >