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So how does one calculate a date to get as close as possible to the date of birth? '''''By using a Date Calculator'''''. | So how does one calculate a date to get as close as possible to the date of birth? '''''By using a Date Calculator'''''. **However there are two ways a date calculator may be formulated to calculate such dates. If given certain scenarios this link will calculate both ways. We can't be 100% sure which method was used to calculate the age at death. (check NOTE) | ||
*The way to use it is to put in the date of death. '''Subtract''' the number of Years, Months, (weeks if given), Days; then click the calculate button. The answer is under the lower left corner under the colored box. <br> | *The way to use it is to put in the date of death. '''Subtract''' the number of Years, Months, (weeks if given), Days; then click the calculate button. The answer is under the lower left corner under the colored box. <br> | ||
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The Following is an example of a Date Calculator that is on the Date and Time web page, click on the picture or on the link that is just below the picture to go to a live calculator, have fun doing your own calculating of Dates. <br> | The Following is an example of a Date Calculator that is on the Date and Time web page, click on the picture or on the link that is just below the picture to go to a live calculator, have fun doing your own calculating of Dates. <br> | ||
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<tr><td>[[File:Html7.jpg|145px|left]]</td><td style="vertical-align:top">'' Depending on the scenario given this calculator might give you two dates, scroll down far enough to see if there are two dates with one being an alternate, if there is, either could be correct, depending on how age was calculated at death. (if unsure which would be the correct date you could enter on documents as day/day, Month, year) For more information and tips: [[Birth and Death Date Calculators|click here]] | |||
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[[File:Date calculator.PNG| 700px| link=https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html]] | [[File:Date calculator.PNG| 700px| link=https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html]] | ||
[https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html ''online Date Calculator website''] If a pink box shows up just x it) | [https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html ''online Date Calculator website''] If a pink box shows up saying error just x it) | ||
==Other online calculators== | ==Other online calculators== | ||
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|[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fgris/family/brown/agecalc.html Age Calculator] | |[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fgris/family/brown/agecalc.html Age Calculator] | ||
|Rootsweb | |Rootsweb | ||
| Has | | Has both ways to calculate the date of birth and two ways to calculate age | ||
| Has both the calendar month method and the 30 day month method (**8870) to chose from. | |||
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| [http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/age.html Ancestor Search Age Calculator] | | [http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/age.html Ancestor Search Age Calculator] | ||
| [http://www.searchforancestors.com/ searchforancestors.com] | | [http://www.searchforancestors.com/ searchforancestors.com] | ||
| Used | | Used to determine age from birth date and death date | ||
| Uses calendar month method | |||
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| [http://longislandgenealogy.com/birth.html Birth Date Calculator] | |||
| [http://longislandgenealogy.com longislandgenealogy.com] | |||
| Used to determine birthdate from age at death | |||
| Use the calendar month method | |||
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| [http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html Tombstone Birthday Calculator] | | [http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html Tombstone Birthday Calculator] | ||
| [http://www.searchforancestors.com/ searchforancestors.com] | | [http://www.searchforancestors.com/ searchforancestors.com] | ||
| This calculator allows Julian calendar '''or''' Gregorian dates to help you calculate birth date | | This calculator allows Julian calendar '''or''' Gregorian dates to help you calculate birth date from age at date of death. This calendar also allows for an month method or 30 day month method | ||
| | | Has options to use calendar month or 30 day method | ||
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