This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RRB.2ACE/6014.1 Message Board Post: Please view the website that shows how you can order. You do not need to know the certificate number, only where and when she died. Here is the website to view: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vr/forms/death.htm Also, I am a genealogist who can do the research for you for a small fee of $15 an hour in Cattaraugus County and Allegany County, New York, plus some Pennsylvania Counties. Wishing you luck in your genealogical quest, Susan Stahley