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sorensonrichardwilliam
sorensonrichardwilliam ✭
August 23, 2021 edited August 23, 2021 in Family Tree

I have looked at copies of the birth certificate and the death certificate for William H Bratton Jr. and they state that he died the day before he was born. How do you correct a problem like this so that we can do his temple work? The timing was Feb 1922. Birth certificate indicates a home birth.

my name is Richard Sorenson. I do not know how this system works.

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  • Suzytx
    Suzytx ✭
    August 23, 2021 edited August 23, 2021 Answer ✓

    @sorensonrichardwilliam

    Welcome to using the FamilySearch Community.

    I was able to locate the records that you are talking about for William H Bratton Jr. (GZ66-ZCC).

    I see that the birth certificate indicates that he was born on Feb 19th at 12:30 pm and the death certificate indicates that he died on Feb 18 at 1 pm. These are original copies of the documents, so there is no way for FamilySearch to correct whichever document is incorrect.

    From reviewing the information, I would guess that the birth certificate is incorrect based on the burial date of 2-20-2022. If the infant was born and died on 2-19-22, a burial the next day seems quite quick.

    Regardless of which date is correct, the Temple work needed is the same. As stated on the death certificate, William only lived a few minutes.

    Perhaps someone else in the community has seen similar issues and has some additional information or suggestions for you.

    Just a quick note. When posting about a person in the community, it is helpful to provide the ID

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 23, 2021 edited August 23, 2021

    There is an edit option for "Wrong in the document."

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