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which source to trust for death date?

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which source to trust for death date?

SRois  (View posts) Posted: 25 Nov 2012 9:19PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have two different death dates for my ancestor -- one carved on his tombstone (27 Nov) and one from his death record (4 Nov). His death record appears to have been delayed, since the "Date of Report" is the following January, which would lead me to believe the tombstone would be more accurate. But I don't know how quickly after his death he was buried, since it was November in a northern rural area. So which should I accept as accurate, or which documents do I seek as a kind of tiebreaker?
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SRois 25 Nov 2012 9:19PM GMT 
rickathedj 26 Nov 2012 1:37AM GMT 
BryanMehn 26 Nov 2012 3:45PM GMT 
   

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