Probably stupid question about death certificates

[skygazer]

I need to order a copy of my mom's death certificate but I'm unsure who to contact. We lived in Vermont at the time but she officially died in a hospital across the border in New Hampshire. So does a death cert reside in the county of death or the county of residence?

Thanks. :hi:

[Montauk6]

1. Normally the county of death

Easiest example, John F. Kennedy resided in Washington DC but he died in Dallas County, TX; and the latter is where the event is documented (File No. 75708, for those taking notes).

Not sure that this applies in all cases/jurisdictions but I would definitely start with the death location.

[dgibby]

2. Bureau of Vital Statistics in NH.

Probably the same place you'd go to get a copy of a birth certificate. Try to Google Bureau of Vital Statistics and see what you get. If that doesn't work, try NH public records, or NH death certificate. Sorry about your mom.:hug:

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Check at the NH state level, then at the town level.

The death certificate should reside in the town of death in New England --remember that counties aren't much in terms of government there unlike the rest of the country.

Years ago deaths were cross-recorded in place of residence but I don't know if that's done anymore.