Legacy (v. 9) has a Christening event/tag. RootsMagic has a Baptism event/tag/fact. I don't know what Family Tree Maker has. Or Reunion. Since a couple of them have a baptism or christening, I would think that the others do too. It's a workaround. Or the "about" or "circa" or "before" as well. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 9:00 PM JR <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, the problem is most genealogy programs do not allow users to create a > primary field that is not a 'birthdate'. I use the same about > field/designation you just outlined. Since the 'abt' (about) date is exact, > it makes the reader wonder why the author would use an exact date and still > use the approximation designation in the birthdate field. The reader is > then forced to turn to the notes section and/or, 'other events' fields for > the answer. It works for me. And if I was writing a booklet about my > Portuguese ancestry, I would simply put an explanation in the forward or > index, to that effect. > > JR > > On Friday, March 8, 2019 at 9:52:25 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Hi Walt, >> >> My genealogy program has a Baptism tag (some program calls them events). >> So I enter the baptism date into the baptism field and leave it at that. >> The first time period doesn't record the birth dates. Cheri >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 6:20 PM Comcast <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I usually put Bef mar 25, 1678. Then at know to look before that date. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 8, 2019, at 5:50 PM, Walter Teixeira <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Cheri, >>> >>> I know you must have this information at the tip of your tongue and it >>> would take me a lot longer to try and find it in one of your helping aids. >>> During the time period where the birth date is not given in the baptism >>> record and you only have the baptism date, what do most people do about the >>> birth date? >>> Example: >>> Baptism Date: 25 March 1678 >>> Birth Date: about 25 March 1678 or about March 1678 >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Walt >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
