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Ancestry/Genealogy

hlthe2b

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10. In researching documents from several family members who died before I was born, I found similar

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 26, 2021, 09:33 PM

Nov 2021

I'm not sure this is uncommon. But yes, they are lawful documents filed with the state, and to correct it would likely require moving heaven and earth so...

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this is crazy. The info on my mom's 1986 death cert is wrong. [View all] Grasswire2 Nov 2021 OP

No, you have to correct it. no_hypocrisy Nov 2021 #1

she's been dead for decades. I don't have a passport for her. Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #4

Agree, it needs to be corrected. madaboutharry Nov 2021 #2

Are you sure it is your mother's death certificate? Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #3

It is hers. Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #5

Death cert info is typically incorrect because the informant didn't know Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #6

My brother. Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #7

These mistakes most likely did not cause problems in estate settlement issues. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #9

My sister, who is a genealogical hoarder to the nth, would have her birth cert... Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #8

In researching documents from several family members who died before I was born, I found similar hlthe2b Nov 2021 #10

that would be fine except for genealogical accuracy. Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #11

so here's the resulting action that must be taken Grasswire2 Dec 2021 #12