I received a copy of what should have been my mother's death certificate and WOW was it ever wrong. My mother was Ernestine Pamela Bisno Morgan, born 18 January 1914 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts; died 18 December 1949 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The obit was done correctly. Who ever gave the info at her death ( I believe it was my great Aunt Ernestine) gave my Aunt Rose's name and birthdate instead. Was I ever shocked. Sometimes the records are not what they should be and now after 50 years there is no way to correct it. Jim Morgan Salt Lake City ===================================== On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 08:05:29 EDT MaryEllenZ@aol.com writes: > Hi, > I have found the RI State Archives to be very helpful and > inexpensive. > They will search their records (see bottom of this for dates of > record they > have), for you for the cost of the photocopies! Here's the info > from the form > I received from them.: > > RI State Archives > 337 Westminster St. > Providence, RI, 02903 > 401-222-2353 > > 1) All requests must be made on a vital records order form (can be > > photocopied once you get one). > 2) Only one type of record for one name may be requested on a > form. > 3) No more than 2 VR order forms may be submitted at one time. > Please wait > for a response before sending further requests. > 4) All requests must include an approximate date for the record > sought. > 5) Requests for VRs occurring prior to 1853 must include the name > of the > city or town as no state-wide index exist. > 6) Photocopies will be provided at a cost of $.15 per page. > Certified > copies can be provided at a cost of $2/record. Requests for > certification of > pre-1853 vitals must be directed to the city or town that holds the > original > record. > > Do not send money, you will be notified of any charges. > > NOTE: RI laws stipulate that all records of birth and marriage are > closed > for 100 years. Death records are restricted for a period of 50 > years. Vital > Records available at the RI State Archives are as follows: > Town vitals: Prior to 1853 microfilm copies only > Births & marriages 1853-1904 (state-wide index available) > Deaths: 1853-1954 (statewide index available) > > -------------- > > I find that there is about a 3 week turn around for the requests I > send. I > send 2 requests in each envelope along with payment for the copies > received > from the last 2 requests - which has been anywhere from .30 to > $1.05. They > even called me once to ask a question about one request. > > I hope this is helpful. > > -Mary Ellen Moulton > Plaistow, NH > > > ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > Please remember that we need you to make this list work. Submit your > family queries and share family data with the list. An active list > helps us all! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in > the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Yes there is something that you can about it. You can get the death record corrected. When my father died in 1959 his death record held several mistakes including the misspelling of his last name. We notified the Vital Records department in Detroit and they indeed did correct the death record and reissued a new death cert. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R Morgan" <jrmmgm123@juno.com> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [RIPROVID] RI Vital Records at their archives >I received a copy of what should have been my mother's death certificate > and WOW was it ever wrong. My mother was Ernestine Pamela Bisno Morgan, > born 18 January 1914 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts; died 18 December > 1949 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The obit was done correctly. Who ever > gave the info at her death ( I believe it was my great Aunt Ernestine) > gave my Aunt Rose's name and birthdate instead. Was I ever shocked. > > Sometimes the records are not what they should be and now after 50 years > there is no way to correct it. > > Jim Morgan > Salt Lake City > > ===================================== > On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 08:05:29 EDT MaryEllenZ@aol.com writes: >> Hi, >> I have found the RI State Archives to be very helpful and >> inexpensive. >> They will search their records (see bottom of this for dates of >> record they >> have), for you for the cost of the photocopies! Here's the info >> from the form >> I received from them.: >> >> RI State Archives >> 337 Westminster St. >> Providence, RI, 02903 >> 401-222-2353 >> >> 1) All requests must be made on a vital records order form (can be >> >> photocopied once you get one). >> 2) Only one type of record for one name may be requested on a >> form. >> 3) No more than 2 VR order forms may be submitted at one time. >> Please wait >> for a response before sending further requests. >> 4) All requests must include an approximate date for the record >> sought. >> 5) Requests for VRs occurring prior to 1853 must include the name >> of the >> city or town as no state-wide index exist. >> 6) Photocopies will be provided at a cost of $.15 per page. >> Certified >> copies can be provided at a cost of $2/record. Requests for >> certification of >> pre-1853 vitals must be directed to the city or town that holds the >> original >> record. >> >> Do not send money, you will be notified of any charges. >> >> NOTE: RI laws stipulate that all records of birth and marriage are >> closed >> for 100 years. Death records are restricted for a period of 50 >> years. Vital >> Records available at the RI State Archives are as follows: >> Town vitals: Prior to 1853 microfilm copies only >> Births & marriages 1853-1904 (state-wide index available) >> Deaths: 1853-1954 (statewide index available) >> >> -------------- >> >> I find that there is about a 3 week turn around for the requests I >> send. I >> send 2 requests in each envelope along with payment for the copies >> received >> from the last 2 requests - which has been anywhere from .30 to >> $1.05. They >> even called me once to ask a question about one request. >> >> I hope this is helpful. >> >> -Mary Ellen Moulton >> Plaistow, NH >> >> >> ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== >> Please remember that we need you to make this list work. Submit your >> family queries and share family data with the list. An active list >> helps us all! >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in >> the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== > Please remember that we need you to make this list work. Submit your > family queries and share family data with the list. An active list helps > us all! > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >