Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Social Security Death Index ...

GenealogyBank now offers a free search of the Social Security Death Index from 1937 to the present. There are over 82 million death records online and new content is added weekly. GenealogyBank advertises this database as the most comprehensive SSDI site online! Check it out HERE.

The SSDI can tell you when and where your ancestor died, and their Social Security number (SSN). You can use the SSN and death information to request a copy of their SS-5, the application record for a Social Security card.

Other places with the SSDI free include FamilySearch, FamilyTreeLegends, World Vital Records, NewEnglandAncestors.org and RootsWeb. Each site adds new death information from the SSA on a different schedule.

You can search several sites' SSDI databases simultaneously through Stephen P. Morse's One-Step search.


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