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Having exact birth and death dates for our ancestors helps us confirm our finds, as well as better identify them in other records. However, finding precise dates can be much more difficult as we research further back in time. We may only have our ancestor’s age (sometimes in the format of years/months/days) at time of death. Or, we may wish to know how old an ancestor would be from their birth date. Using a date calculator can help us with the addition and subtraction necessary to discover our a more precise date. The date calculators listed above can help you determine that information. | Having exact birth and death dates for our ancestors helps us confirm our finds, as well as better identify them in other records. However, finding precise dates can be much more difficult as we research further back in time. We may only have our ancestor’s age (sometimes in the format of years/months/days) at time of death. Or, we may wish to know how old an ancestor would be from their birth date. Using a date calculator can help us with the addition and subtraction necessary to discover our a more precise date. The date calculators listed above can help you determine that information. | ||
'''''A genealogy Date Calculator needs to work the way genealogical records work - which is almost always by first subtracting the years, then subtracting the months, then subtracting the weeks, then subtracting the days.''''' | |||
'''''NOTE: some date calculators use the reverse order, which will calculate a different date in many scenarios!''''' | |||
Records that may give an exact age at death and a death date can be found on: | Records that may give an exact age at death and a death date can be found on: | ||