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Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 63 Send Message	Jan	Report	4 Apr 2006 06:45
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 63 Send Message	My husband had a Great Uncle who lived and died in America. He never married and is a bit of a mystery. Is it possible to apply for his Social Security Number. This way I could find out where he died and when etc. Jan in Oz
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1 540 Send Message	Judy	Report	4 Apr 2006 09:16
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1 540 Send Message	Jan.... Millions, but not all, Social Security Numbers are listed online. To start you can check the Social Security Death Index which you can check here: http://ssdi.rootsweb(.)com/ Remember to remove the ( ) from the address. There is a link on the site that will explain what the SSDI is, when it came into exhistance, and what information can be had when you apply for a copy. It's a great genealogy tool! Judy PS: Only SS numbers of people who have pasted on are listed.
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 726 Send Message	Vicky	Report	4 Apr 2006 12:42
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 726 Send Message	Nudge for people - like me - who didn't realise how useful this can be have just spent an hour on this & found a couple of rellies birth & death dates just by looking at the index. (Does help if its a fairly unusual surname!) Only has deaths in the latter half of the 20th century, won't show anyone who died earlier.