Hi Star, What time of Day/Night did your father pass away and where was he?
I have seen instances where someone had passed away at home in the evening. The doctor or coroner were not there at the time and weren't able to pronounce the death until after midnight. This would be the following day from when the person passed away. For example - This is an excerpt from my notes of a cousin who passed away in 2002: Died on the 28th @ 10:15 PM, but the coroner didn't pronounce until the morning of the 29th. She passed away at home. Her official death date (according to the county of Sacramento) is the 29th as that is when she was officially pronounced by a medical official. However, the family all know that she passed away on the 28th. The obit states the 28th, the funeral program states the 28th, the email from her husband letting all of us know she passed away states the 28th, but the death certificate states the 29th. The official date is usually when a medical official pronounces. If the person passed before midnight and isn't seen by a medical official until after midnight, the date on the death certificate will be 1 day after the occurrence. (At least this is my experience) Glen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Star" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 8:40 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Death Certificate > I may be rather late with this one but so many are pinning their proofs on > the death certificate being accurate I just had to put my 2 cents worth in. > The death certificate may be fairly accurate but it too can be wrong. My > father died on January 10 but his death certificate says January 11. I have > all my records correct, the newspapers reported his death date correct and > his headstone is correct but not the death certificate. So much for that. > > > > Star > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.9 - Release Date: 1/6/2005 > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
