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=== When Did You Fall From the Tree? === | === When Did You Fall From the Tree? === | ||
Some genealogical records identify a date of birth or a span of days during which a birth occurred | Some genealogical records actually state that a person "fell from a tree"! It is a way to identify a date of birth or a span of days during which a birth occurred. The record will mention that the person whose birth is noted "fell from the _______ tree," with the identity of the particular type of tree mentioned where the blank line is located in the quoted phrase. Traditionally, the mention of a particular type of tree signals either a specific date on which, or more commonly a span of days during which, the birth occurred. The alphabetical and chronological lists shown below (after the on example taken from an Italian record) correlates the dates with the specific tree and vice versa.<br> | ||
== Example (from Italian record) == | == Example (from an Italian record) == | ||
[[Image:Death Record of Andrea Ferrera (d. 5 Mar 1849, Tasso, Lumarzo, Genova, Liguria, Italy).jpg]]<br> | [[Image:Death Record of Andrea Ferrera (d. 5 Mar 1849, Tasso, Lumarzo, Genova, Liguria, Italy).jpg]]<br> | ||
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In the above death record, the deceased is referred to as "Ferrera Andrea fu Gio: Batta" (Andrew Ferrera [son of the late] Gio Batta." Immediately following his name there is added the phrase (highlighted in the image) "Caduto da un albero di Castagno" (in English: "fell from the Chestnut tree"). This means that, as shown from the tables below, he was born either between May 15 and May 24 or between November 12 and November 21. Note that each figurative tree accounts for two spans of dates ( | In the above death record, the deceased is referred to as "Ferrera Andrea fu Gio: Batta" (Andrew Ferrera [son of the late] Gio Batta." Immediately following his name there is added the phrase (highlighted in the image) "Caduto da un albero di Castagno" (in English: "fell from the Chestnut tree"). This means that, as shown from the tables below, he was born either between May 15 and May 24 or between November 12 and November 21. Note that each figurative tree accounts for two spans of dates (in opposite seasons of the year), except in the case of the Oak and Olive trees, which each are used to refer to one specific date. This information sometimes is helpful in identifying a perons' correct birth record. | ||
== Alphabetical Listing of Trees == | == Alphabetical Listing of Trees == | ||