These forms (and others like them) ask questions that a person may not have an answer to. Can you still request a death certificate or marriage, or birth) if all you have is a person's and spouse's name? I.E. don't know birth date, death date, location, parents.... Sincerely Bryan C. >From: Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@nr.infi.net> To: GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Oneonta, NY Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:49:54 -0600 >Oneonta is a City and its surrounding Town in Otsego County NY, quite >far removed from NY City. >Rather than attempt the shotgun approach with cemeteries, you'll be >better off getting a copy of her death certificate, which will list >the cemetery and undertaker. If the latter is still in business, you >may get some good information there. You can get the death >certificate >from the NY State Dept of Health; see: > http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr/geninst.htm <snip> ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com