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SergeStorms

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4. Ancestry.com

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed May 5, 2021, 01:19 AM

May 2021

will give you all pertinent records on file. As long as you know her full maiden name, and perhaps her mother and father's full name. It's amazing the number of records they have in their data banks. The plus is you can find out within a very reliable percentage where your ancestors hailed from originally. Hope that helps.

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Question, re: 'ancestry' etc. [View all] elleng May 2021 OP

You may want to try this Group on DU, there's a lot of discussion about these sites there: Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #1

Thanks! Surely have overlooked it! elleng May 2021 #3

Maybe - it's a free trial it's worth a try - good luck lisa58 May 2021 #2

Ancestry.com SergeStorms May 2021 #4

Thanks elleng May 2021 #5

NY should have her death certificate, I'd think. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #6

There should be records of your mother's birth, marriage, death certificates Irish_Dem May 2021 #7

Thanks. elleng May 2021 #8

Or if you would like to do it yourself I can tell you how to find records. Irish_Dem May 2021 #10

Agree about Ancestry. Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #11

Yes, right now Ancestry has the biggest data base and most user friendly document interface. Irish_Dem May 2021 #12

You might have online access to a free library version... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #9