How to Do a Free Death Certificate Search

Finding the death certificate of an ancestor can help people to build their family tree. There are many venues you can use to find a death certificate. You can search through records at government offices or better yet you can do a free death certificate search online. This is easiest to do if you have no idea where your ancestors used to live.

Instructions

1. Go to the vital statistics office in the state or town in which the death took place to do a free death certificate search. You can also write a letter to the office if you live far away.

2. Include in your letter accurate information so that the office can get you the death certificate. Some information they will need are the names, gender, place of death, date of death, and purpose of the request.

3. Include in your letter a self addressed stamped envelope so that the office can send back to you the certificate. Be patient with your request since they are usually very busy with other tasks too.

4. Do a free death certificate search online. There are several online databases which can help you search for death certificate quickly.