Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-25 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I use Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, America; Which
isn't accurate in the least, but conveys the concept
of the pre-revolution status, and sorts all the colony
locations together. I replace America with United
States after the revolution. I know it is wrong, but
it works for me.
Rich

--- Kirsten Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> How do you handle colonies, provinces and
> territories in Legacy's location
> fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body
> or the geographical
> location?  What is the country designation for the
> (now) US state of
> Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the
> colony name in the
> state position and "New England" in the country
> field?  "Georgia, New
> England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically
> correct either, since
> there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies
> other than the British
> Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the
> "province" level, so what goes
> in the country field?
> 
> My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867
> (before that designation was
> adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper
> Canada to Canada West to
> Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in
> the country field?
> After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but
> what about Upper Canada
> and Canada West?
> 
> What do others do?
> 
> Kirsten
> 
> 
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RE: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-25 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Fred:

Thanks for this timeline.  I had the years, but not the exact dates.

Kirsten

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Kirsten:

Land Divisions in the 1800s in now Ontario, Canada:

 Before - 10 Feb 1841:  Town, Township, District, Upper Canada
11 Feb 1841 - 31 Dec 1849:  Town, Township, District, Canada West
 1 Jan 1850 - 30 Jun 1867:  Town, Township, County, Canada West
 1 Jul 1867 - & Afterward:  Town, Township, County, Ontario

Hope this helps,
Fred, St. Thomas, Ontario

--- Kirsten Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
> fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical
> location?  What is the country designation for the (now) US state of
> Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the colony name in the
> state position and "New England" in the country field?  "Georgia, New
> England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since
> there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the
British
> Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what
goes
> in the country field?
>
> My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was
> adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to
> Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the country field?
> After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
> and Canada West?
>
> What do others do?
>
> Kirsten



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RE: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Cary and Ann:

I found AniMap to be a real sanity-saver in these situations.  It's very
expensive, but worth every cent if you're working on Colonial lines.  For
example, it plots Little Compton and Sakonnet separately with Little Compton
being just a hair north and east of Sakonnet.  From 1643 (possibly even
before it was settled) Little Compton sits smack on the Rhode
Island/Plymouth Colony border, and Sakonnet is just over the line in Rhode
Island--until 1663 when border jogged east a bit and put both in Rhode
Island.  In 1665 the border moved back again to run right through Little
Compton once more.  It stayed there until 1747, then moved east to where it
is now, with both towns in Rhode Island.  So why has that been a problem for
you Cary?!

Ann, "Providence Plantation" is not on the AniMap list of locations under
that name or I would have looked it up for you.  If you can give me an
alternate name I'd be happy to check.

And if anyone else needs a couple of look-ups, I only need a town name,
colony or state, and date range.

Kirsten

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Cary,
I will reply direct to you re: Little Compton. I have a terrible time
figuring out if a place is 1647 Providence Plantation, Massachusetts Bay
Colony or who knows what. I have been doing the best I can using the Handy
Book as a reference.
Ann - New Mexico USA


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> I am struggling with the same issue for Plymouth Colony & the area.  Many
> of the places had Indian names at the time.  Little Compton was Sakonnet,
> and it's not clear whether it was then considered part of Rhode Island or
> not.  I also have not found a good answer for this.  I have been using
> Colony name in the County place and the state & Country name as it is
> today, but it is not very satisfactory and requires explanation in the
> notes.
> So, I use "Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA" and "Sakonnet
> (Little Compton), Plymouth Colony, Rhode Island, USA".  There can also be
> doubt for some places as to which Colony a place should be assigned either
> when it was first settled by one English family alone (not an official
> settlement) or when more than one colony claimed it.
> If someone else has a better answer it would be very helpful.
> Interesting that Legacy can edit for correct county names against dates,
> but allows use of State names for all time periods even if it was not yet
> formed.
>
> Cary
>
> -Original Message-
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> Bowman
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:06 AM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories
>
> How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
> fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical
> location?  What is the country designation for the (now) US state of
> Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the colony name in the
> state position and "New England" in the country field?  "Georgia, New
> England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since
> there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the
> British
> Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what
> goes
> in the country field?
>
> My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was
> adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to
> Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the country field?
> After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
> and Canada West?
>
> What do others do?
>
> Kirsten
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Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Fred \(C.F.\) Prong
Kirsten:

Land Divisions in the 1800s in now Ontario, Canada:

 Before - 10 Feb 1841:  Town, Township, District, Upper Canada
11 Feb 1841 - 31 Dec 1849:  Town, Township, District, Canada West
 1 Jan 1850 - 30 Jun 1867:  Town, Township, County, Canada West
 1 Jul 1867 - & Afterward:  Town, Township, County, Ontario

Hope this helps,
Fred, St. Thomas, Ontario

--- Kirsten Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
> fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical
> location?  What is the country designation for the (now) US state of
> Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the colony name in the
> state position and "New England" in the country field?  "Georgia, New
> England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since
> there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the British
> Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what goes
> in the country field?
> 
> My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was
> adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to
> Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the country field?
> After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
> and Canada West?
> 
> What do others do?
> 
> Kirsten



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Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Terry Foxcroft

Thanks for the timeline comment. I'll look into these now.

Foxy

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I suppose the correct answer for that question would be British Empire but 
truthfully I wouldn't be too concerned about it. As I see it, the main 
reason for documenting locations is so that anyone else looking at your file 
will be able to follow your family's migration. To that end, a simple note 
stashed somewhere explaining that Canada as a country did not exist until 
July 1, 1867 would suffice. That's where timelines come in handy...still 
looking for a Canadian one...





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RE: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Dave:

That's a pretty elegant solution.  I think I like it.

Kirsten

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On 24 Aug 2006  Kirsten Bowman wrote:

> My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation
> was adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada
> West to Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the
> country field? After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what
> about Upper Canada and Canada West?

I use, for example, "Upper Canada, British North America", "New
Brunswick, British North America" and "Pennsylvania, British North
America" etc.

Cheers, -- Dave N.
--
  David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada.
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Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Ann Parsons
Cary,
I will reply direct to you re: Little Compton. I have a terrible time 
figuring out if a place is 1647 Providence Plantation, Massachusetts Bay 
Colony or who knows what. I have been doing the best I can using the Handy 
Book as a reference.
Ann - New Mexico USA


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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories


> I am struggling with the same issue for Plymouth Colony & the area.  Many
> of the places had Indian names at the time.  Little Compton was Sakonnet,
> and it's not clear whether it was then considered part of Rhode Island or
> not.  I also have not found a good answer for this.  I have been using
> Colony name in the County place and the state & Country name as it is
> today, but it is not very satisfactory and requires explanation in the
> notes.
> So, I use "Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA" and "Sakonnet
> (Little Compton), Plymouth Colony, Rhode Island, USA".  There can also be
> doubt for some places as to which Colony a place should be assigned either
> when it was first settled by one English family alone (not an official
> settlement) or when more than one colony claimed it.
> If someone else has a better answer it would be very helpful.
> Interesting that Legacy can edit for correct county names against dates,
> but allows use of State names for all time periods even if it was not yet
> formed.
>
> Cary
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirsten
> Bowman
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:06 AM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories
>
> How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
> fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical
> location?  What is the country designation for the (now) US state of
> Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the colony name in the
> state position and "New England" in the country field?  "Georgia, New
> England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since
> there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the
> British
> Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what
> goes
> in the country field?
>
> My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was
> adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to
> Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the country field?
> After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
> and Canada West?
>
> What do others do?
>
> Kirsten
>
>
>
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RE: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Cary
I am struggling with the same issue for Plymouth Colony & the area.  Many
of the places had Indian names at the time.  Little Compton was Sakonnet,
and it's not clear whether it was then considered part of Rhode Island or
not.  I also have not found a good answer for this.  I have been using
Colony name in the County place and the state & Country name as it is
today, but it is not very satisfactory and requires explanation in the
notes.
So, I use "Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA" and "Sakonnet
(Little Compton), Plymouth Colony, Rhode Island, USA".  There can also be
doubt for some places as to which Colony a place should be assigned either
when it was first settled by one English family alone (not an official
settlement) or when more than one colony claimed it.
If someone else has a better answer it would be very helpful.
Interesting that Legacy can edit for correct county names against dates,
but allows use of State names for all time periods even if it was not yet
formed.

Cary

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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical
location?  What is the country designation for the (now) US state of
Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the colony name in the
state position and "New England" in the country field?  "Georgia, New
England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since
there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the
British
Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what
goes
in the country field?

My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was
adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to
Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the country field?
After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
and Canada West?

What do others do?

Kirsten




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Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Dave Naylor
On 24 Aug 2006  Kirsten Bowman wrote:

> My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation
> was adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada
> West to Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the
> country field? After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what
> about Upper Canada and Canada West? 

I use, for example, "Upper Canada, British North America", "New 
Brunswick, British North America" and "Pennsylvania, British North 
America" etc.

Cheers, -- Dave N.
-- 
  David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. 
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Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Charlotte Jack
Being from Canada, I treat Upper Canada and Canada West as provinces. So it 
would therefore read  Upper Canada, Canada. or Canada West, Canada.

Charlotte Jack
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical
location?  What is the country designation for the (now) US state of
Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the colony name in the
state position and "New England" in the country field?  "Georgia, New
England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since
there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the 
British
Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what 
goes

in the country field?

My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was
adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to
Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the country field?
After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
and Canada West?

What do others do?

Kirsten




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Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Kathy Shiell-Stokes

Kirsten:
I suppose the correct answer for that question would be British 
Empire but truthfully I wouldn't be too concerned about it. As I see 
it, the main reason for documenting locations is so that anyone else 
looking at your file will be able to follow your family's migration. 
To that end, a simple note stashed somewhere explaining that Canada 
as a country did not exist until July 1, 1867 would suffice. That's 
where timelines come in handy...still looking for a Canadian one...

Kathy
Ontario CanadaAt 03:06 AM 8/24/2006, you wrote:

How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
fields? My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before 
that designation was

adopted). ...What goes in the country field?
After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
and Canada West?

What do others do?

Kirsten




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[LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories

2006-08-24 Thread Kirsten Bowman
How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location
fields?  Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical
location?  What is the country designation for the (now) US state of
Georgia, for example, prior to 1776?  Do you put the colony name in the
state position and "New England" in the country field?  "Georgia, New
England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since
there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the British
Parliament.  Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what goes
in the country field?

My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was
adopted).  I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to
Ontario, but those are province names.  What goes in the country field?
After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada
and Canada West?

What do others do?

Kirsten




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