I rarely do research in the northeast. I prefer to confine myself to the familiar territory of the deep south ☺ I am looking at a death register book from Charlestown Massachusetts. Ruth A. Kenrick died on 05 Nov 1853 but was buried on 03 Dec 1853. The other persons on the page follow this same pattern. I know that up in the cold NE that even today they will hold bodies until the spring to bury them because the ground is too hard, I get that. But in this case both the death and the burial is in the dead of winter so I can't figure out why you would wait a month to bury someone. Michele

Hi Michelle,   Have you looked up what the weather was like during that timeframe?   Perhaps they had a monster snowstorm or ice storm.  I remember one here in St. Louis that kept us snowed in for three weeks (I live in the country outside the city limits), and even the city took close to two weeks to dig out from the ice.   Perhaps they waited because most of the family lived in areas that were snowed in and the family decided to wait, or maybe a significant family member was away on a trip.    Just this week I read an online rag mag (if you can believe the info in those) that Michael Jackson's body was held for over a month because one of the family members wanted her money back that she advanced to the cemetery before she would allow his body to be interred!  So strange things happen still today.   Good luck on your search! Cathy Champion in Fenton, MO 63026 (near St. Louis)   "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction" - Mark Twain --- On Sat, 10/6/12, Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com> wrote:  I know that up in the cold NE that even today they will hold bodies until the spring to bury them because the ground is too hard, I get that.  But in this case both the death and the burial is in the dead of winter so I can't figure out why you would wait a month to bury someone.

All the others say died in Nov and buried in Dec? I'd guess someone went back after the fact and supplied the burial date... Using the incorrect date. Sent from my iPhone On 6 Oct 2012, at 10:45, "Michele Lewis" <ancestoring@gmail.com> wrote: > I rarely do research in the northeast. I prefer to confine myself to the familiar territory of the deep south ☺ I am looking at a death register book from Charlestown Massachusetts. Ruth A. Kenrick died on 05 Nov 1853 but was buried on 03 Dec 1853. The other persons on the page follow this same pattern. I know that up in the cold NE that even today they will hold bodies until the spring to bury them because the ground is too hard, I get that. But in this case both the death and the burial is in the dead of winter so I can't figure out why you would wait a month to bury someone. > > Michele > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My grandfather died 1939 in Ohio and was buried 11 days after his death. The family was awaiting arrival of his daughter from Hawaii so she would be able to attend his funeral. ______________________________ Yolanda Campbell Lifter http://www.OhioFamilyResearch.com member, Association of Professional Genealogists http://www.apgen.org

My husband's aunt was recently buried in Massachusetts but she died in Georgia--eight months ago. You can never tell what may cause delays. In this case, her daughter was Executer, but then the brother died; then a couple months later the daughter's son died. All of this delayed the arrangements for the transfer of her mother to another state. Eileen _______________________________ Eileen A Souza Eldersburg, MD Old Bones Genealogy LLC info@oldbonesgenealogy.com www.oldbonesgenealogy.com > -----Original Message----- > From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Michele Lewis > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 12:45 PM > To: TGF Mailing List > Subject: [TGF] Buried a month later? > > I rarely do research in the northeast. I prefer to confine myself to the familiar > territory of the deep south ☺ I am looking at a death register book from > Charlestown Massachusetts. Ruth A. Kenrick died on 05 Nov 1853 but was buried > on 03 Dec 1853. The other persons on the page follow this same pattern. I > know that up in the cold NE that even today they will hold bodies until the spring > to bury them because the ground is too hard, I get that. But in this case both the > death and the burial is in the dead of winter so I can't figure out why you would > wait a month to bury someone. > > Michele > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL- > GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message