I asked around when you posted previously, and the consensus was that Collins is now at Evergreen. PWC (Purdy & Walters and Cassidy) up in Everett is part of the SCI group. Collins FH was in Seattle, Capitol Hill if I remember from the conversation and the evolution of the mergers placed it with the records that Evergreen-Washelli now holds...but just to be sure - who are you looking for? Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Curulla" <vcurulla@earthlink.net> To: <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [PSRoots] More on Home Undertaking Co. > Cynthia, Do you have any idea who would hold the Collins Funeral Home > records for 1904. It was said on this list that the Collins records went > to > Purdy in Everett, and also that they went to Home Undertaking and then to > Evergreen Washelli. > > Can you point me in the right direction, or should I contact both Purdy > and > Evergreen? Thanks, > > Virginia Latta Curulla > Seattle WA > > On 6/11/03 4:50 PM, "Mike and Cynthia Baxter" <Baxter_2@msn.com> wrote: > > > Mainly because it's been so fun! > > Wow what a day! I just heard that in July the price for a certified > > death > > certificate will be raised from $13.00 to $17.00! Yee-owch! > > On a lighter side, as I continue to scratch the surface of the evolution > > of > > the Seattle Undertaking business - I'm forming the opinion that if one > > should need to acquire a Home Undertaking record, they might want to > > blanket > > the local funeral homes! > > The reason for this is that in the first quarter of the 20th century, > > there > > were a small select group of Seattle undertakers who were trying to make > > a > > business for themselves. When browsing through death certificates during > > this period, you can see that the funeral directors jump from one > > business > > to the next, moonlighting, I suppose - in order to make ends meet. For > > instance, J.J. Bleitz worked not only his own business - the J.J. Bleitz > > Undertaking Co. but also as a partner in Rafferty-Bleitz, the records > > for > > the sole proprietorship remained with the Bleitz Funeral Home whereas > > the > > Rafferty-Bleitz records remained with Rafferty which became Clark, > > Rafferty > > & Putnam which merged with Acacia & Home Undertaking then in 2001, was > > acquired by Evergreen-Washelli. Now back to the original point: In the > > 1920s, Bleitz began performing cremations for Home Undertaking Co., as > > each > > body came in for cremation, a record was created for the transaction. It > > would be safe to assume that this happened in other businesses as well. > > I > > don't know how long Bleitz performed cremations for Mr. Home (who > > incidently > > started the West Home Funeral Chapel which was later acquired by SCI, > > same > > company as for Bleitz), but the point of the point that I'm trying to > > make > > is, a cemetery may have some information in the sexton's records, but > > the > > funeral home (in my experience) has much more in regards to genealogical > > value. All it takes is a letter! Or a fax, if you've got it...and on > > that > > note, I've just been informed that I have two genealogy requests in my > > in-box...hurray! I'm back in business! Until then... > > Cynthia > > > >

I am looking for "Mary Flint" (My great-great-grandmother) ("real" name was Marie Théotiste Phaneuf, married Joseph Flint AKA Joseph Mazuret dit Lapierre). She was born (I believe) 7JUN1813 in St. Hyacinthe QC, and died in Seattle 17 May 1904. (Some records indicate that family members believed that she was born in France in 1810 -- not true as regards France, and probably not true as regards born in 1810.) Mary came to Seattle on the train from Boston with her daughter and grandchildren during 1903. She must have been very determined lady, to make that trip are her age! St. Mary's Parish has the burial record, but no other info aside from the burial at Calvary. I know where the grave is, but wonder if the funeral home might have additional information. Probably not, but worth a try, I think. Thanks, Virginia Latta Curulla On 6/11/03 9:20 PM, "Mike and Cynthia Baxter" <Baxter_2@msn.com> wrote: > I asked around when you posted previously, and the consensus was that > Collins is now at Evergreen. > PWC (Purdy & Walters and Cassidy) up in Everett is part of the SCI group. > Collins FH was in Seattle, Capitol Hill if I remember from the conversation > and the evolution of the mergers placed it with the records that > Evergreen-Washelli now holds...but just to be sure - who are you looking > for? > Cynthia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia Curulla" <vcurulla@earthlink.net> > To: <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:08 PM > Subject: Re: [PSRoots] More on Home Undertaking Co. > > >> Cynthia, Do you have any idea who would hold the Collins Funeral Home >> records for 1904. It was said on this list that the Collins records went >> to >> Purdy in Everett, and also that they went to Home Undertaking and then to >> Evergreen Washelli. >> >> Can you point me in the right direction, or should I contact both Purdy >> and >> Evergreen? Thanks, >> >> Virginia Latta Curulla >> Seattle WA >> >> On 6/11/03 4:50 PM, "Mike and Cynthia Baxter" <Baxter_2@msn.com> wrote: >> >>> Mainly because it's been so fun! >>> Wow what a day! I just heard that in July the price for a certified >>> death >>> certificate will be raised from $13.00 to $17.00! Yee-owch! >>> On a lighter side, as I continue to scratch the surface of the evolution >>> of >>> the Seattle Undertaking business - I'm forming the opinion that if one >>> should need to acquire a Home Undertaking record, they might want to >>> blanket >>> the local funeral homes! >>> The reason for this is that in the first quarter of the 20th century, >>> there >>> were a small select group of Seattle undertakers who were trying to make >>> a >>> business for themselves. When browsing through death certificates during >>> this period, you can see that the funeral directors jump from one >>> business >>> to the next, moonlighting, I suppose - in order to make ends meet. For >>> instance, J.J. Bleitz worked not only his own business - the J.J. Bleitz >>> Undertaking Co. but also as a partner in Rafferty-Bleitz, the records >>> for >>> the sole proprietorship remained with the Bleitz Funeral Home whereas >>> the >>> Rafferty-Bleitz records remained with Rafferty which became Clark, >>> Rafferty >>> & Putnam which merged with Acacia & Home Undertaking then in 2001, was >>> acquired by Evergreen-Washelli. Now back to the original point: In the >>> 1920s, Bleitz began performing cremations for Home Undertaking Co., as >>> each >>> body came in for cremation, a record was created for the transaction. It >>> would be safe to assume that this happened in other businesses as well. >>> I >>> don't know how long Bleitz performed cremations for Mr. Home (who >>> incidently >>> started the West Home Funeral Chapel which was later acquired by SCI, >>> same >>> company as for Bleitz), but the point of the point that I'm trying to >>> make >>> is, a cemetery may have some information in the sexton's records, but >>> the >>> funeral home (in my experience) has much more in regards to genealogical >>> value. All it takes is a letter! Or a fax, if you've got it...and on >>> that >>> note, I've just been informed that I have two genealogy requests in my >>> in-box...hurray! I'm back in business! Until then... >>> Cynthia >>> >> >> >