Cheri, Reunion has a baptism event but also allows you to create a custom event which you can name yourself.
Gayle > On Mar 8, 2019, at 9:41 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
