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Almost always include:
Name
date of Death
place of Death
May also include:
age at death
date and/or place of birth
cause of death (although some states now black this information out)
details about the length of illness
exact time of death
occupation and/or name of employer
residence of the deceased
whether single, married, widowed or divorced
date and/or place of burial
name (and possibly address) of undertaker
signature of attending physician
name (and sometimes address) of informant, frequently a surviving spouse, child or other close relative
maiden name of deceased woman
names of parents
name of surviving spouse
exact time of death
how long in this country or location
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
 howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
or
http://www.family
search.org/sg/
If approximately 1900 or later:
the State Department of Health Services or Office of Vital Records as found in
http://www.vitalrec.com
or
http://www.vitalchek.com
If prior to 1900:
http://www.vitalrec.com
or
http://www.vitalchek.com
(for those states that began registration earlier than most or to find contact information for local agencies)
OR
State or county resources such as:
http://resources.rootsweb
.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
or
http://familysearch.org/
Search/searchcatalog.asp
or
http://ancestry.com/search/
locality/main.htm
OR
State or local libraries or societies and/or compiled records
for that locality as found in our Resource Guide.
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In addition to solving the mystery of what happened to your ancestor, information on death records can help you:
find a birth date and/or place to research
find a maiden name for a woman
find parents' names to research
identify the names of children, spouses, or other relatives to trace
find cemetery or church records for the burial
find an obituary or death notice
find a newspaper account of a cause of death listed as "an accident" or "killed"
find an approximate year of immigration or arrival in this locality
develop a medical family history for your family
determine which children belong to which mother in the case of multiple marriages
find an address to seek in deeds or city directories, locate on maps, or narrow your search in an unindexed census
identify employer records to pursue
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