It is not always possible to get the precise date of an event. There are places and time periods where just determining the year of birth can be a challenge and researchers may only be able to get a range of years for a birth, marriage, or death. When researching people whose lives were spent in times and places with few records, having a year or a short range of when a vital event probably took place may be sufficient to help you research the person’s children, spouse, and parents. The key is to make certain that you have looked at all available records and that you have not inadvertently merged two distinct people into one individual. It’s also imperative to think about records that may imply an […]
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