Others have answered similar to me, but I'll through my 2 cents in anyway. I follow the principle that locations should be recorded with their official names at the time of the event. So, for locations pre-1776, I use "British North America" instead of "USA". You could get more precise and use the actual colony names, such as "Connecticut Colony", or "Province of Massachusetts Bay", or shorten it just to "Connecticut" and "Massachusetts". If your ancestors lived in colonies that did not exist in 1776, I'd suggest you identify and use the actual titles, for example "Saybrook Colony" (folded into Connecticut Colony in 1644). AFAIK, the American colonies were formally known as "British America" until the 1760s, and then "British North America" until independence was won.
Scott On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Kevin Schmitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > How do you use the location for pre-USA time such as 13 colonies and > Massachutes Bay Colony, since my trees go that far back > > thanks > Kevin Schmitt > [email protected] > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
