Hi Diane.. On that 1930 census it says he was naturalized in 1900 and immigrated in 1889.. Have you tried to send for his records?? I would imagine it would be NY or NJ.. I see a Stephen on the 1880 census living in East Orange I think... He was a boarder born in Ireland and 34.. On this 1930 it says he was married when he was 34 so that might fit.. It also lists his occupation as a Sexton at a church.. Did the obituary mention which church?? Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 8:46 AM Subject: [NJHUDSON] Hudson County Lookup Request > I'm trying to learn what happened to my grandfather's brother Stephen > Kerrigan. I understand he was born in Co. Clare, Ireland, about 1867 and > came to > America, but then the trail ends. I found a Stephen Kerrigan who fits the > description in Jersey City in the 1930 census, and a friend found his > obituary in the > Newark Evening News, which says he died July 22, 1941, but doesn't mention > birthplace or siblings. > > My friend also says the Hudson County Family History Center has an index > of > the county death certificates, as well as copies of some of the actual > certificates. Unfortunately, it's closed on Saturdays for two months, so > she can't get > there to look for me (I live in Illinois). Would some kind soul who lives > near that FHC mind looking to see if the index, or the certificate itself, > indicates Stephen's parents' names or place of birth? To request a > certificate > through the state, I understand I'd have to send $25 and then wait 3-4 > months, and > it might not even be the right Stephen Kerrigan. > > Thanks to anyone who can help me solve this mystery! > > Diane Culhane > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Diane, You can actually send to the Family History Center in Utah and get a photocopy of the index page for the death certificate, which will then give you the certificate number. This costs $2 and they usually send within a week. Then, once you get the certificate number, then re-fax another request to get the copy of the death certificate. This also costs $2 and takes about a week. If you email me at [email protected] I will give you the step-by-step instructions. They require you to provide the microfilm number with the request, which, at first is a bit daunting but very very easy once you know the steps. Best of all it can all be done via fax and credit card #, from the comfort of your own home, even downloading the form via their website and searching for the microfilm number on line! On 11/27/06, Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Diane.. On that 1930 census it says he was naturalized in 1900 and > immigrated in 1889.. Have you tried to send for his records?? I would > imagine it would be NY or NJ.. I see a Stephen on the 1880 census living > in > East Orange I think... He was a boarder born in Ireland and 34.. On this > 1930 it says he was married when he was 34 so that might fit.. It also > lists > his occupation as a Sexton at a church.. Did the obituary mention which > church?? Susan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 8:46 AM > Subject: [NJHUDSON] Hudson County Lookup Request > > > > I'm trying to learn what happened to my grandfather's brother Stephen > > Kerrigan. I understand he was born in Co. Clare, Ireland, about 1867 and > > came to > > America, but then the trail ends. I found a Stephen Kerrigan who fits > the > > description in Jersey City in the 1930 census, and a friend found his > > obituary in the > > Newark Evening News, which says he died July 22, 1941, but doesn't > mention > > birthplace or siblings. > > > > My friend also says the Hudson County Family History Center has an index > > of > > the county death certificates, as well as copies of some of the actual > > certificates. Unfortunately, it's closed on Saturdays for two months, so > > she can't get > > there to look for me (I live in Illinois). Would some kind soul who > lives > > near that FHC mind looking to see if the index, or the certificate > itself, > > indicates Stephen's parents' names or place of birth? To request a > > certificate > > through the state, I understand I'd have to send $25 and then wait 3-4 > > months, and > > it might not even be the right Stephen Kerrigan. > > > > Thanks to anyone who can help me solve this mystery! > > > > Diane Culhane > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- ==================== I seek dead people. Researching ancestry records for Winkelmann (NY/NJ), Frye (TN,NJ,ME), Brown (NJ) Utter (NJ and Holland), Specht (Germany), Harris (Nova Scotia), Lydecker (NJ), Newport (TN), Kinney (ME), Utter (NJ), Glash/Lask (NY/Russia) and Berliner (NY/Poland).