Thanks, Cathy, Maybe if it said "3rd great-grandmother's *first *husband's father," I wouldn't wonder -- or I would just look to see. Of course, I already knew it wasn't a blood relationship.
Pat On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's the relationship that is being called "step", not the 3rd > great-grandmother. > > It does seem a strange way to express the non-relationship. > > Strictly her first husband is not a step 3rd great-grandfather and so his > father is not a step 4th great grandfather but it's a way of indicating > that this isn't a blood relationship. If it just said 3rd > great-grandmother's husband's father, would you be left wondering whether > it was a blood relationship? > > So how would you describe the connection? > > Cathy > > Pat Hickin wrote: > > I am descended from a 3x grgrandmother and her 2nd husband. > > > > Can anyone tell me --Why does Legacy relationship calculator show my > > relation to her 1st husband’s father as my “step 3rd > > great-grandmother's husband's father†when she is not my “step†> (3rd) > > great-grandmother? > > > > Pat > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
