But what if the ancestor died in South America? ;-) Evert 2008/11/24 GeoSci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Agreed! > Keith > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Elizabeth Richardson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> And of course sometimes we might forget that Canada and Mexico are in North >> America. But in 1666/67 Canada did not yet exist, so the ancestor might >> actually have died there, though if it had been Mexico the source might have >> been clearer. To answer the OP's question, I would enter what the source >> says as guessing at anything would be just as inaccurate. At some future >> time, you may learn a the actual location and you can enter it then, even >> adding a note as to the earlier entry if you like. >> >> Elizabeth >> researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "GeoSci" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> >> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What would you call "America" in 1666? >> >> >>> Or- perhaps - North America - we in the US often forget that Canada, >>> Mexico, as well as the countries of Central and South America are all >>> part of "America". >>> \Keith >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:42 PM, Cathy Vallevieni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have an ancestor that a source states died in "America" in 1666/7. >>>> >>>> I don't have a location or colony. >>>> >>>> What would you enter in the Location (i.e. America or Colonial America or >>>> ???) >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Cathy >>>> Orange County, CA >>> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Surnames: McKain, Horn, Riale, Ulrich, Erisman, Leiphart, Reed and Henry > > Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 > EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > >
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