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Subject: Re: What info is on the 1923 Death Cert from Kings County? RECORD ADDED
Date: 16 Oct 2005 12:36:05 -0600
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Gwen, unfortunately, St. Mary of Perpetual Help did not include place of birth in their marriage records, at least not back at that time. Most Catholic churches won't photocopy their records, but St. Mary of Perpetual Help did, so you have the complete record, unfortunately without places of birth.
It is too bad the Long Island relatives have the attitude they do. "People are funny," as my late Brooklyn grandfather used to say. But based upon what you said, I would now suggest that you request a copy of Martha's death certificate after all, because the death certificate would of course indicate what cemetery she's buried in. You could then contact the cemetery and ask them to conduct what is known as a "grave search". That means that you would provide the cemetery with Martha's name and date of death and then ask the cemetery to provide you with the names, dates of death, and whatever other information their records might contain for all of the people buried in that same plot. I've done that any number of times, and that information can be most helpful. (I am myself of German descent, by the way.)
The German city you refer to in your posting here is most like Stettin. Stettin was the capital of what was until 1945 the Prussian province of Pomerania (in German: Pommern). Like West Prussia, most of Pomerania is part of Poland today and Stettin is now known by the Polish name Szczecin. Stettin is at the mouth of the Oder River, about 225 miles west of Danzig. (My background includes six years studying history at the University of Munich in Germany, and thus my familiarity with Germany.)
Robert
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