Could you explain to me what an orbit is and also what the New Bedford Mercury of 2/ 1822 is? Thank You Doreen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Hunter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: [MABRISTO] Death Certificate Mandatory? > I have a orbit from the New Bedford Mercury of 2/ 1822 but little info > other than Name and Date of death. Was a certificate of death to be > filed with the town clerk mandatory in that time frame? Thanks! > > > ============================== > 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 > >
At 08:14 PM 8/13/02 -0400, Doreen Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >Could you explain to me what an orbit is and also what the New Bedford >Mercury of 2/ 1822 is? Hi Doreen: I believe "orbit" was probably a typo (typographical error) for "obit" - a common abbreviation for "obituary." At least in the early 1900s the "New Bedford Mercury" was a daily newspaper which I remember as "The Morning Mercury." Isabel, formerly of Fairhaven, across the river
Thank you for the info. Doreen, formerly of Fairhaven, in Seekonk now. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Death Certificate Mandatory? > At 08:14 PM 8/13/02 -0400, Doreen Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > >Could you explain to me what an orbit is and also what the New Bedford > >Mercury of 2/ 1822 is? > > Hi Doreen: I believe "orbit" was probably a typo (typographical error) for > "obit" - a common abbreviation for "obituary." At least in the early 1900s > the "New Bedford Mercury" was a daily newspaper which I remember as "The > Morning Mercury." > Isabel, formerly of Fairhaven, across the river > > > ============================== > 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 > >