Robert C wrote:
> I have two impossible dates birth dates.I obtained birth certificates for
me
> to check the original person's work which the person quoted correctly, but
> the dates are non-existent. They are:
> 1858-FEB-29
> and also
> 1859-FEB-29
<snip>
Clearly both dates should be recorded, the impossible date and
the genealogist's conclusion about the correct date. The question is,
how is that to be done? One of my rules that I try to stick to is to
always record what the source says, even if I know it's wrong!
So in this case, the source says 1858-FEB-29. So in an event
where that date is given it should have the proper source citation.
I would also have a date that didn't have any source with what
I thought the correct date was, Feb 28, 1858. Then in one's
notes (event notes, reseach notes, narrative notes -- any and/or
all of the above) one can write whatever one wants about the
situation.
jr
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