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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: Vonny on Thursday 28 June 07 12:16 BST (UK)
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Could anyone help in how to find obituaries in Central Islip, Suffolk County, NY.
I have found a relative who was born in Manhattan, NY in the SSDI. His application card for a social security number doesn't provide any information in regard to his last known residence.
The last definite information on him is the 1930 census and I am certain that this is the correct entry for him in the SSDI as his unusual surname and date of birth is exact. His death was in 1977 and I do understand that his last residence of Central Islip, Suffolk County doesn't necessarily mean that it is where he died. I just need a starting point.
Thank you
Yvonne
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http://www.centralislip.org/page.asp?pageid=10 - there seems to be a local historical society, try contacting them.
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/libraries/cisp/ - here is the local library. Some libraries will help with obituaries, some will charge a fee, some won't do it at all but it won't hurt to ask.
If you only have the month/year of death from the SSDI, and not the full date, however, you probably need to look into getting the death certificate or some other way of getting the full death date. As most newspapers are not indexed, there's a big difference between looking at the 2/3 days after the death, and searching for an entire month.
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If the surname is quite unusual maybe try searching for him in Ancestry. For example, might find him in later passenger lists, etc. Then, if you see any possiblities & don't have a subscription you can always ask someone to look up the item.
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Here is a great link for Long Island. Please post details as I have had some success in research in the towns of Suffolk County.
http://longislandgenealogy.com/
http://longislandgenealogy.com/LIGRecords.html
http://longislandgenealogy.com/BooksOnline.html