I didn't think the Mortality Schedules were on Heritage Quest. I just tried some names from the Ancestry Mortality schedules and couldn't get them on HQ. Ancestry has 1850-1880. Liane ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nrtennison@aol.com> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Mortality Schedule Question > > In a message dated 2/3/2007 10:18:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, > sville@rochester.rr.com writes: > > Thanks for that information did not know that. One more?...Are they > available on places like Heritage Quest and Ancestry or do they need to > be viewed on microfilm? > > > > Yes, Yes, Yes, and some libraries have them in book format for their local > area. Also pension boards use them to determine your monthly or whatever > payment settlement you opt for. > > One company I know of was using a 1920 mortality schedule, where the life > expectancy was less. I think that fellow went to jail for something else > though. > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message