Navy Survivors' Certificates

A typical pension includes the application and original jacket; a brief of the case prepared by the Pension Bureau; a statement of the service record supplied by the Navy Department; affidavits, and other documentary evidence submitted in support of the claim; correspondence from interested persons; and occasionally a certificate of discharge, a death certificate, and papers relating to claims for burial expenses.

Example Records

Source Information

Publication Title

Navy Survivors' Certificates

Total Records

Records: 39,387 · Complete: 96%

Content Source

The National Archives

Publication Number:

M1469

Record Group:

15

Published on Fold3

January 11, 2008

Last Updated

February 27, 2015

Description

NARA M1469. These files document the name, age, residence, date and place of birth of Navy veterans submitted between 1861 and 1910.