So what does this tell me? The John Brady I sent you was the only professional. He was a judge in 1870, a lawyer in 1880. All the rest were tradesmen. No undertakers or doctors ----- Original Message ----- From: <MizScarlettNY@aol.com> To: <NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:23 PM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] NYS: COUNTY CORONER > Each county in New York except the five boroughs of NYC has a County > Coroner > elected for four years (except Chautauqua County...only county with an > appointed coroner), and counties can set the number of coroners up to > four, and areas > maybe divided into coroner's districts. > > In the five boroughs of NYC, they began appointing Medical Examiner's > who are capable of performing autopsies. But, this was not the historical > precedent. > > There are no NYS required credentials for the position of County Coroner. > Often this position was a political appointment, or held by a private > undertaker. > > > [condensed from various sources] > > Barb > > > ************** > It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your > travel deal here. > > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) > > > ************************************* > Jim Garrity, List Administrator > jimgarrity@earthlink.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message