Mike, I have had the same problem. Here is a collection of the various dates I have for my grandfather. I believe that 11-16-1865 is the right one but it is hard to be sure.
Year Source DOB 1894 Naturalization Card 8-21-1865 1894 Passport App 11-16-1865 1900 Census 11-1865 1908 Passenger Record 1868 Cal 1910 Census 1866 Cal 1911 Marriage Record 1868 Cal 1920 Census 1868 Cal 1925 Passport App 11-1867 1925 Passenger Record 1867 Cal 1930 Census 1870 Cal 1940 Census 1866 Cal 1955 Obituary 1866 Cal Len Silva On Friday, June 15, 2012 7:20:25 PM UTC-4, Mike wrote: > > I have marriage license and marriage certificate from the church that put > my GG grandfathers year of birth in 1872, have an obituary that would put > his birthday in 1867, a headstone that would put it in 1867, a newspaper > story that indicates his birth would have been in 1868 and the census that > would put it in 1870. So until I can somehow find the village he came from > and then locate a birth certificate, knowing that he couldn't read or write > how accurate would someone be with knowing the year of his own events and > happenings? > Are these variations in dates commonplace among the portuguese of those > times? > -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
