I guess it could say " my 3rd great-grandmother's *first *father-in-law."
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 11:27 PM, Robert57P_gmail <[email protected]> wrote: > If it is not blood relationship, shouldn't it show it as "in-law" rather > than "step"? > > Hmmm - wait - what's the difference in "in-law" vs "step"? Both are > legal relationships, not blood relationships. Never really thought > about it before . . . > > Father-in-law (my spouse's father) > step-Father (my mom's 2nd(?) father, not my blood father). But > technically he is my father "by legal definition" (assuming I was > adopted by him), so wouldn't that make him my "father-in-law"???? or > "father-by-law"??? or "father-per-law"??? > > Along similar line: > Uncle - my Dad's brother > "Wife of Uncle" - my Dad's brother's wife > "Aunt-in-law" - wouldn't that be another way of saying my Dad's > Brother's wife? > > Guess rather than helping, I've thrown more confusion into the mix! Sorry! > > Bob > > On 06/28/2014 22:35, Pat Hickin wrote: > > Thanks, Cathy, > > Maybe if it said "3rd great-grandmother's *first *husband's father," I > > wouldn't wonder -- or I would just look to see. Of course, I already > > knew it wasn't a blood relationship. > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > It's the relationship that is being called "step", not the 3rd > > great-grandmother. > > > > It does seem a strange way to express the non-relationship. > > > > Strictly her first husband is not a step 3rd great-grandfather and > > so his father is not a step 4th great grandfather but it's a way > > of indicating that this isn't a blood relationship. If it just > > said 3rd great-grandmother's husband's father, would you be left > > wondering whether it was a blood relationship? > > > > So how would you describe the connection? > > > > Cathy > > > > Pat Hickin wrote: > > > I am descended from a 3x grgrandmother and her 2nd husband. > > > > > > Can anyone tell me --Why does Legacy relationship calculator show > my > > > relation to her 1st husband’s father as my “step 3rd > > > great-grandmother's husband's father†when she is not my > > “step†(3rd) > > > great-grandmother? > > > > > > Pat > > > > > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
