I’m into genealogy and have seen many death certificates. Never, have I seen one that displayed a reference to the deceased’s birth document. Think about it. Someone dies and the department of health asks the next of kin to provide a birth certificate????? I don’t think so.
Usually the location death occurred and cause of death are noted. The deceased’s birthdate and place of birth are included along with parents’ place of birth. The informant often signs the certificate.
Here’s a challenge for you all. Search the internet for “death certificates” and narrow the search to “images” if you can. Look to see if any of the documents displays a space for birth certificate number. Let us know if you find any.
The CDC recommended death certificate for 1961 has a place for the birth certificate number to be cross-referenced. I believe it’s now recommended that health departments have computer software that will automatically do the cross-referencing.
No kidding. If they asked for dead child’s bc, I think I would be of the mind to drag them to the morgue and see that, in fact, the child was dead, therefore presenting proof that the child was indeed, at some point, born.