Not quite getting it. 1, Ancestry found that Anthony Dunleavy died in 1939. 2. Archives don't have death certificates after 1948. So? Anthony Dunleavy died in 1939. 3. Your solution; ask NYC municipal archives to look for a death certificate from 1953 to 1958 and you're questioning why they found nothing? ?????!!!!!!!!! Yours, Dora -----Original Message----- From: metronycancestry@aol.com Sent: Friday, September 08, 2017 5:05 PM To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Family Mystery - Anthony Jerome Dunleavy The Archives doesn't have death certificates after 1948. Going on that information, I requested a search at NYC municipal archives for a death certificate for 1953-1958. They came up with nothing. -----Original Message----- From: pcordes3 <pcordes3@gmail.com> Ancestry has a record in the New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 for an Anthony Dunleavy in Orangetown. It appears to be near Suffern.... Name: Anthony Dunleavy Death Date: 5 Aug 1939 Death Place: Orangetown, New York, USA Certificate Number: 54781 Regards, Pat -----Original Message----- From: NYC-ROOTS [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces+pcordes3=gmail.com@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Dunleavy Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 1:05 PM To: NYC-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Family Mystery - Anthony Jerome Dunleavy My husband's grandfather, Anthony Jerome Dunleavy (b. 1884 in England) is the black sheep of the family. He left his wife and six children in 1927 in Scranton, PA. My husband's father never spoke of him. The last time he appears in the Scranton city directories is 1927. I have not been able to locate him in the 1930 or 1940 census. Family stories say he worked as a bellman at a hotel in NYC. I have never been able to confirm that. I do have his SSI application from 1937 which has his address in Suffern, N.Y. He listed his employer as Rockland Electric. I have communicated with descendants of one of his brothers over the years. They said that it was not unusual for Anthony to leave the family for periods of time and end up in NYC. The brothers would go to NYC, find him and bring him home to Scranton. The brother's theory is that Anthony died homeless in NYC. Anthony's name appears in one of his brother's obits in 1953 and states he lived in NJ. His name does not appear in another brother's obit in 1958. Going on that information, I requested a search at NYC municipal archives for a death certificate for 1953-1958. They came up with nothing. So my question is: where do I go from here? Am I missing something? Should I assume that he did indeed die homeless and there are no records? Any suggestions would be welcomed. Sandy Dunleavy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

l) NYC DOH has DCs post 1948. 2) The NY State DC index is accessible online up to about 1964. This excludes NY City. 3) You can write to the Town of Orangetown NY for the DC in 1939. Best idea yet. ==================================================== From: Dora Smith <villandra@gmail.com> Not quite getting it. 1, Ancestry found that Anthony Dunleavy died in 1939. [RANSCRIPTION ERROR?] 2) . Archives don't have death certificates after 1948. So? Anthony Dunleavy died in 1939. 3. Your solution; ask NYC municipal archives to look for a death certificate from 1953 to 1958 and you're questioning why they found nothing? ?????!!!!!!!!! Yours, Dora metronycancestry@aol.com The Archives doesn't have death certificates after 1948. Going on that information, I requested a search at NYC municipal archives for a death certificate for 1953-1958. They came up with nothing. ================================= From: pcordes3 <pcordes3@gmail.com> Ancestry has a record in the New York, Death Index, 1880-1956 for an Anthony Dunleavy in Orangetown. It appears to be near Suffern.... Name: Anthony Dunleavy Death Date: 5 Aug 1939 Death Place: Orangetown, New York, USA Certificate Number: 54781 ====================================== On Behalf Of Sandra Dunleavy: My husband's grandfather, Anthony Jerome Dunleavy (b. 1884 in England) is the black sheep of the family. He left his wife and six children in 1927 in Scranton, PA. My husband's father never spoke of him. The last time he appears in the Scranton city directories is 1927. I have not been able to locate him in the 1930 or 1940 census. Family stories say he worked as a bellman at a hotel in NYC. I have never been able to confirm that. I do have his SSI application from 1937 which has his address in Suffern, N.Y. He listed his employer as Rockland Electric. I have communicated with descendants of one of his brothers over the years. They said that it was not unusual for Anthony to leave the family for periods of time and end up in NYC. The brothers would go to NYC, find him and bring him home to Scranton. The brother's theory is that Anthony died homeless in NYC. Anthony's name appears in one of his brother's obits in 1953 and states he lived in NJ. His name does not appear in another brother's obit in 1958. Going on that information, I requested a search at NYC municipal archives for a death certificate for 1953-1958. They came up with nothing. So my question is: where do I go from here? Am I missing something? Should I assume that he did indeed die homeless and there are no records? Any suggestions would be welcomed. Sandy Dunleavy