Perhaps you have an ancestor that died from unusual circumstances. The first thing that you can do to document it is to locate a death certificate or a newspaper article, but you might also see if a coroner’s record or medical examiner’s record exists where you can learn more.
Where to look
As you probably know, record access and titles are not the same in every location and time period. Look for records in these places:
- archives
- libraries
- funeral homes
- online databases
- Family History Library Catalog: keyword search for coroner
- Google Search (coroner’s or medical examiner records in the locality you are researching)
Be advised that in different time periods or locations, coroner’s records may be referred to as medical examiner records.
What you may learn
If you are successful in finding this documentation on your ancestor, you may learn:
- name at death
- cause of death
- date of death
- place of death
- name of funeral home
- place of burial
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