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Although, the exact month method would be more accurate when calculating a date. Some believe that the dates and ages calculated and found on tombstones uses the 30 day month method.<ref> searchforancestors.com ''Tombstone Birthday Calculator'', http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html, accessed 25 June 2021. Quote: "While you may think the exact calendar month method may be more reliable, be aware that many of the headstone and obituary ages at death appear to have been computed using the 30-day-month method. (The 30-day-month method assumes that all months have 30 days. It's an approximation which agrees with the exact calendar month method about 2/3 of the time.)"</ref> | Although, the exact month method would be more accurate when calculating a date. Some believe that the dates and ages calculated and found on tombstones uses the 30 day month method.<ref> searchforancestors.com ''Tombstone Birthday Calculator'', http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html, accessed 25 June 2021. Quote: "While you may think the exact calendar month method may be more reliable, be aware that many of the headstone and obituary ages at death appear to have been computed using the 30-day-month method. (The 30-day-month method assumes that all months have 30 days. It's an approximation which agrees with the exact calendar month method about 2/3 of the time.)"</ref> | ||
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