My research is all in italian church records, in latin. I do see Xbre, 9bre there. Thanks for the info. I need to find out more about dual dating.
Thanks, Dee On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:15:05 -0000, Jack Earnshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Until 1752 the year ran from March 25. So the months counted from March to > February. Hence September was the seventh month of the year. But how did > they count the second appearance of March? The only time that I have seen > this directly in parish records, the notation was only used for those four > months (eg 7er, 8er) with the others named "normally". > > Jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of dmw246 > Sent: 20 December 2004 06:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Impossible date: > > Here's another analysis. If these records are in latin, I find that > sometimes the date is in shorthand. 7bry is September (since Sept is > from seven). This can look like an abbreviation of February, but it > is not. > > This shorthand is also used for other months: 8bry is October, 9bry > is November, Xbry is December. I was told that the reason the numbers > don't match our current ordering is because July and August were added > in the middle to honor Julius and Augustus Caeser. > > Does anybody know more about this? > > Dee > San Diego > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:53:33 -0600, Robert Carneal > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, folks, have any of you encountered impossible dates? > > > > I have two impossible dates birth dates.I obtained birth certificates for > me > > to check the original person's work which the person quoted correctly, but > > the dates are non-existent. They are: > > 1858-FEB-29 > > and also > > 1859-FEB-29 > > > > And neither is a leap year, which Legacy correctly and rightly knows! > Since > > I want Legacy to be able to compute ages and do timelines, I am tempted to > > enter 1858-MAR-01 and 1859-MAR-01 (one calendar day date later) and just > > explain the dang thing away in notes and show the certificate. Since I am > > talking about the 29th day of Feb (one day after the 28th of Feb), it > seems > > ok to use Mar 1, instead. But the source says otherwise Feb 29, and I > > probably will end up submitting xeroxes of sources. > > > > If I use what the source says, then the age calculations are all fouled > up, > > for these people anyway. I am wondering what your opinion is on how to > > professionally do this? I may be submitting this to a genealogical > > organization, so I want to be accurate. If I quote impossible dates, it > may > > get questioned. If I misquote a source and make it Mar 1 instead, it might > > get questioned as well, even if I explain it in notes. > > > > Do any of you know of a professionally accepted way to handle this? > > > > A few of us think this came up before, but I don't remember what the > > consensus was. Anyone recall the discussion and what was finally decided? > I > > didn't see it in Archives. > > > > Thank you for your time. > > > > Robert > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > 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 find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > 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 find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > 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 find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
