A method used every where, I imagine. How many genealogical goose-chases have resulted, I wonder. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Winfrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Illegitimacy
> Joan, to prevent this label from being attached to a child, there was a fine > Southern tradition that called for a young lady, in the early stages of > pregnancy, to travel with her mother to some distant location "to care for a > sick aunt" or some other worthwhile purpose. After the baby was born, they > would return to announce that the aunt had recovered/passed away and, by the > way, while they were there the daughter married a wonderful man and had a > beautiful pre-mature baby. The new husband is away making his fortune in > the north woods. A year or so later, the bad news would come that the > imaginary husband had been killed in an accident, leaving the mother free to > marry and live a happy life. But most important, the baby would grow up > without the illegitimacy stigma. > > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 10:19 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Illegitimacy > > > > It certainly was an offensive term at the time. If it was known that the > > child was "illegitimate" [a term that actually appeared on birth > > certificates] the child was often shunned. There were some, I suspect > many, > > "husbands" created on paper at the time the birth information was recorded > > at the hospital, rather than labeling the child with such an offensive > term. > > This was not changed until the late 1960s or early 1970s in the United > > States and it was changed because of the social stigma that was attached. > > Personally I would never use the term. Indicating whether or not the > > parents are married and when provides the same information, but in a way > > that does not label the child. > > Joan Best > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Donald Wingfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 7:46 PM > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Illegitimacy > > > > > > > If you want to record your facts as true a possible record it as it is. > > Why > > > is it so offensive, it's fact of life that has been recorded for > hundreds > > of > > > years. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > > Kenneth Carkeet > > > Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 7:31 PM > > > To: Legacy User Group > > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Illegitimacy > > > > > > > > > Greetings. > > > > > > I need some advice on how to handle the question of recording > illegitimacy > > > when setting the status > > > on children. Some people say to me that this word is offensive and > would > > > cause some embarrassment > > > to those who are born this way, and therefore I should not use this word > > in > > > recording the status of > > > children who are born this way. So this got me thinking how do other > > people > > > or family historians > > > handle this rather sensitive issue. To record or not to record. That is > > the > > > question? What do you > > > all think? > > > > > > Thank you for your advice > > > > > > Ken Carkeet > > > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
