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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: PrueM on Thursday 09 February 06 21:00 GMT (UK)
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Hello all,
I don't usually post in the USA board, but I have one family member who lived and died there and wanted to get hold of her death certificate, if possible. The lady's name was Maud St Francis INGRAM later SANTANGELO. She also changed her name to Millicent :o !
I received the following information from a Rootschatter, from the California death index:
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Can anyone please advise how I could go about getting a death certificate? I have so far been unable to trace her husband or children, and am hoping it might give me that information.
Any help much appreciated!
Thank you
Prue
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Hi Prue
California Department of Health Services
Office of Vital Records - M.S. 5103
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
Telephone: (916) 445-2684
http://www.death-certificates.us/california.htm ......and.......
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/
.......explains how to go about it............
Hope this helps!!
Sarah :)
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Hi Sarah,
Thanks for that - I've followed the links and am now in the throes of ordering a certificate, but I've got a hitch: the form asks for the town and county of death, but the only reference I have is from the death index which shows only one place of death - Fresno.
Would that refer to a city or a county, or both?
APpreciate any guidance here :)
Cheers
Prue
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Prue,
Fresno is the name of a city located in Fresno County in the state of California.
Susan
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Thanks for that Susan...so do you think I would be safe putting "Fresno" in both the city and county boxes? They are both mandatory fields on the form, unfortunately :-\
Cheers
Prue
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so do you think I would be safe putting "Fresno" in both the city and county boxes? They are both mandatory fields on the form, unfortunately :-\
Yes, that is the way to do it. There are many towns located in counties of the same name. For example the city of San Francisco is in San Francisco County.
Susan
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Many thanks, Susan, and also Sarah. I will order this certificate now and hope it answers my questions!
:)
Prue
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OK, I'm back with another question ???
I've just gone through the ordering process online, pretty easy I thought, and filled in my payment details...then it said to finalise my order I have to print off a form, fill it in and get a Notary Public to sign it, and then fax that to the office, before they will deal with my request.
I have a few problems with this: 1) I live in Australia and we don't have Notary Publics (though I am assuming they are the same thing as our JPs); 2) The form seems to be specifically for people who live in California; 3) I didn't get alerted to this need before I made the order!!
Has anyone else here ordered a US certificate from overseas? What was your experience?
Thanks
Prue
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Prue,
I have not ordered a record from California so I have been looking at various webpages and found one from the Department of Health Services which says that a "CERTIFIED INFORMATIONAL COPY" does not require a sworn statement about your relationship to the deceased.
It will contain the same information as the regular certified copy but will be stamped "Informational, not a valid document to establish identity"
This link will explain what I have said and can be used to mail a request for a death certificate.
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/publications/forms/pdf/vs112.pdf
Check and see if you have the option to purchase the Certified Informational Copy online.
Susan
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Thank you once again, Susan - sorry, I felt like such a dimwit having to ask about that, but for the life of me I couldn't work out how to do it!
You've been most patient ;D
Cheers
Prue