I have a relative who died at the age of 3 in 1916. He was born on April 10, 1913. I found his birth certificate recently. Previously I thought he was the eldest child and had 4 other siblings but this record is making me question it.
Below it says “Number of children born to this mother, including present birth 2” and “Number of children of this mother living 1”.
I think the plural part is dashes, I doubt little Cy was a twin.
His folks were Cyrias St Amand (aka Zepherin Syrias) and Mabel Berg. There’s of course different spellings I’ve found of both their names. They married February 8, 1913.
My current theories are, if the birth certificate isn’t incorrect, that the baby was born out of wedlock. Might not even have been Cyrias’ baby. Mabel’s family was wealthy, it’s possible she “went on a trip” and had the baby, may have even been stillborn.
I’ve tried searching and haven’t found anything so far. This is especially important to me, I tend to focus on making sure children who died aren’t forgotten.
I’d greatly appreciate any help or advice.
Birth certificate:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZF-48CD?lang=en
Little Cy’s findagrave:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/280170238/cyrias\_lewis-st\_amand