Archbishop Ussher is pretty good, able to do things without MRINs. Hooray for Iceland, Ruth Ann. They must have kept excellent records. Good for them!
Marie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William S. Peterson Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 6:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renumbering MRINS--Use Dollarhide's system I believe Archbishop Ussher was under the impression that Noah's flood was 2348 years ago. He developed his biblical chronology mainly by studying the genealogies in the Old Testament -- without the aid of MRINS or four-field addresses. Bill Peterson -------------------------- Marie Peer wrote: >Ruth Ann, > >Does 60 generations take you back to Noah? > >A generation is about 40 years. 40 years x 60 generations is 2400 years >ago. >Is that about Noah's time or was he before that? > >Marie > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 8:37 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renumbering MRINS--Use Dollarhide's system > > > The thought of renumbering my 60 generations according to >this system is mind-boggling. 2 to the 60th power is ???. >To say nothing of the vast number of crossings of lines >(*everybody* with Icelandic ancestry is descended from the >same people before 1500 or so, many times over) > > Ruth Ann > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.804 / Virus Database: 546 - Release Date: 11/30/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.804 / Virus Database: 546 - Release Date: 11/30/2004 Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
