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    1. [BKLYN] death cert/inquest docs
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    3. Hi folks~ I asked this of a facebook group, and got very good advice, but there is also so much knowledge here...I appreciate any input. I was researching a woman whose name appeared in a family grave list. Her name was Ann Conlan, and research revealed she was older sister to my 2X great grandfather, Michael Fox. I was given a death date for her of May 21, 1873, so I applied to the good LDS people for a DC for this lady. They said there wasn't one to be found, even though I had a date and number. They dug around and found paperwork for an Ann Conlon who died May 23, 1874, and sent it to me - almost a year, exactly, separating the 2. But it wasn't a DC - it was a coroner's inquest verdict. Further digging turned up info about both Anns. 1873 Ann was a suicide with kids, and 1874 Ann was married, but had "known intemperate habits"...she went outside her door, sat down, and died. She was found there sometime later. Follow up calls to Holy Cross verified mine was the 1874 intemperate Ann. Anyway, after all that!!! I am unable to find any DC for this woman, and HC says they have no DC or inquest # with her record. The inquest doc # is what italiangen has listed. Has anyone had an experience where an inquest doc sufficed instead of a DC? Thanks, Judi

    11/26/2014 01:42:58