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U.S. Consulate

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 2:28AM GMT
Classification: Query
On a Social Security Death Index for a relative it states
Last address: 773 (U.S. Consulate) Mexico City, Mexico
What does that mean? He died at the consulate?

Thanks for any advice you may have on this.

Re: U.S. Consulate

Posted: 6 Apr 2014 3:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi, I am having this same question for a relative with the exact same information on a Social Security Death Index. He died in 2001 and I am trying to obtain a death certificate, but I am finding that very challenging. Were you ever able to figure out what this SSDI information meant?

Dave F.

Re: U.S. Consulate

Posted: 6 Apr 2014 4:01PM GMT
Classification: Query
I actually found this information at this website location: http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/us-ssa.txt . Unfortunately, I think this means our relatives could've been almost anywhere in Mexico (except maybe Merida?).

IV. Country codes for places of death outside the US.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This chart shows the codes assigned by the SSA for places of death when
outside the US. The city names (in parentheses) represent the American
embassies or consulates to which the death was reported.

773 Mexico (Mexico City)
774 Mexico (Merida)

Re: U.S. Consulate

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 1:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi!

I´m looking for the same information!

Have you found something? I´m from Mexico City and as far as know my father was mexican, but he lived for 2 decades in NY City, His SSN is registered there.
I'm asking because my parents told me too many lies about my father's life.
He dies many years ago, but I need information.

Last Residence: 773 (U.S. Consulate) Mexico City, Mexico
Does this means my father was an american citizen?

Thanks.





Re: U.S. Consulate

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 6:32PM GMT
Classification: Query
gmayave, I'm not an expert on this, but I would think that yes, your father was a United States citizen. When he died in Mexico, he likely died in a location that falls under the jurisdiction of the embassy in Mexico City. Probably the hospital or funeral home that handled your father's services notified the US Embassy there in Mexico City. In turn, they likely notified the Social Security Administration in the United States -- and that is how he shows up in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). For me, I couldn't figure out where my relative died in Mexico and I have found it exceedingly difficult to obtain official records in Mexico unless they are available for free in those that happen to be on familysearch.org. Some are, but many are not.

Good luck!

Re: U.S. Consulate

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
All US Citizens deaths and births outside the US are reported to the US State Department. You can order a death or birth certificate from them. Since the State Dept. issues passports they have to be notified of a death to cancel and arrangements made through them for any return of remains for burial in US or issuance of a US passport for an infant to be admitted in the US when family returns to US.
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