It's a good idea to get the complete copy of the original death certificate from whatever source holds it. The cause of death is likely to be completely stated, along with extensive other information.   Nancy Johnsen Curran http://pages.prodigy.net/nancycurran Genealogy research and photography in the capital region of New York State I have a 1956 death cert index reference that lists cause of death as a code. The code number is 153. Is there anybody here who knows what that means? Loreen Wells

Not necessarily true! Beginning in the mid-1940s in NYC, death certificates just say natural causes or not depending upon the case. Diane Jacobs Somerset, NJ -----Original Message----- From: nynewyor-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nynewyor-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NANCY J. CURRAN Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:24 PM To: nynewyor@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] Death certificate It's a good idea to get the complete copy of the original death certificate from whatever source holds it. The cause of death is likely to be completely stated, along with extensive other information.   Nancy Johnsen Curran http://pages.prodigy.net/nancycurran Genealogy research and photography in the capital region of New York State I have a 1956 death cert index reference that lists cause of death as a code. The code number is 153. Is there anybody here who knows what that means? Loreen Wells ************************************* 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