Approximate Sources

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Sometimes it is necessary to enter in an approximate year of an event for an ancestor.

Always include in your notes your reason for that approximate year. If there is a source which you used to make the approximation, that should be indicated. Frequently a source will suggest an approximate year for some other event.

Don’t just enter in an approximate year or a guess without indicating how you got it.

And if you don’t have any reason at all for the approximate year of the event, reconsider entering it in your database in the first place.

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