Mt. Elliott Association Cemetery Database I called Russ Burns, Director of historic Mt. Elliott Cemetery, to ask him your questions about the new online database. (http:// http://mtelliott.com/genealogy) He was very generous with his time. Here is the Q&A and additional information to help you in your research. Why are the births dates missing? The cemetery does not have that data. Can you correct a name that is misspelled? He will accept the correct version if you can verify it with another record and he will add it as a note in his Mount Elliott cemetery database. He cannot change the official record. If the data is for a different cemetery in the association, you need to contact them directly. Their office email is at the bottom of this message. He will also add death dates if you have an official document. There are free online databases that will help you verify dates. Family Search has two Michigan death record databases: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995 and Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897 http://www.familysearch.org Description: Name index to death and burial records from the state of Michigan. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 1,355,265 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. Seeking Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920 http://seekingmichigan.org Seeking Michigan has digital images of death certificates Where is the data for earlier Mt. Elliott burials? There was a fire at the Mt. Elliott office and the records for burials from 1841-1865 were destroyed. Noted genealogist Mary Lou Duncan recreated the burial information using state and church records. Here monograph, Mt. Elliott Cemetery Burial Records 1845-1861, was published by The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Inc. in 1994. In 2001 Jim Tye, a Polish American researcher and genealogist published "Polish Catholic Burials 1866-1895". Both books are available at the Polonica Americana Research Institute (PARI). http://www.polishmission.com Have you found your family in the database? Why not thank the Mount Elliott Cemetery Association for posting this useful database online? Cecile Wendt Jensen Author Detroit's Polonia Detroit's Mount Elliott Cemetery Detroit's Mount Olivet Cemetery Sto Lat: A Modern Guide to Polish Genealogy MT. ELLIOTT CEMETERY 1701 Mt. Elliott Detroit, Michigan 48207-9998 Phone (313) 567-0048 Fax (313) 567-7109 Toll Free (800) 229-0048 [email protected] ALL SAINTS CEMETERY 4401 Nelsey Road Waterford, Michigan 48329-1057 Phone (248) 623-9633 Fax (248) 623-2311 Toll Free (800) 989-9633 [email protected] MT. OLIVET CEMETERY 17100 Van Dyke Detroit, Michigan 48234-3975 Phone (313) 365-5650 Fax (313) 365-6460 Toll Free (800) 989-5650 [email protected] GUARDIAN ANGEL CEMETERY 4701 Rochester Road Rochester, Michigan 48306 Phone (248) 601-2900 Fax (248) 601-1711 Toll Free (800) 275-9574 [email protected] RESURRECTION CEMETERY 18201 Clinton River Road Clinton Twp., Michigan 48038-2903 Phone (586) 286-9020 Fax (586) 286-2441 Toll Free (800) 989-9020 [email protected] THE PRESERVE 4401 Nelsey Road Waterford, Michigan 48329-1057 Phone (248) 623-9633 Fax (248) 623-2311 Toll Free (800) 989-9633 [email protected]