When I received my grandfather's cert., his cause of death was blocked off. I explain to them that I was doing genealogy and needed to know the cause of death. I also explained to them that I was comparing all the DAY men's death causes. Because as I was doing my research, I notice that none of the DAY men lived passed 59 years of age and I was comparing deaths to see if there was a history of the same cause....strokes. I was able to tell my father, the longest living Day man, what to watch out for in order to live longer. And with this day and age technology, he is able to live longer. So technically you need to be direct descent or a health matter problem to resolve. They were nice enough to send me a new copy without the cause blocked. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan M Lowry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:15 AM Subject: [NJESSEX] RE: Death Certificate/Cause of Death > Patty - > Several years ago NJ changed the regulations for death records. The change made the cause > of death confidential and the information can be released only to the next of kin. If you > need the cause of death for your mother - I think that you can send the certificate back, > along with proof of your relationship and a letter indicating that you need that > information. You might want to call them first, to confirm exactly what you need to send > them. > > Unfortunately, the rule is applied retroactively to any death record from 1878 forward > obtained from the NJ Dept of Health and that includes all the local vital records offices > in the state. You can get search death records through 1940 at the NJ State Archives in > Trenton, however. Their microfilm does include cause of death and you can copy these > certificates yourself. Check their website for more information: > http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/archives.html > > I hope that helps. > Joan > > Joan M. Lowry > mailto:[email protected] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patricia McCoy [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 3:18 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Death Certficate/Cause of Death > > > > > > 4/4 > > > > Good afternoon everyone: Can someone pls. clear up something for me? > > > > On my mothers death certificate, I note that there a piece of paper covered the > > cause of death? > > > > Why? > > > > Any response is appreciated. > > > > patty > > [email protected] > > > > > > ==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== > Contact the List administrator: > <[email protected]> > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >