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From: Leeanna Simons <>
Subject: Re: [LIN] Interpreting IGI
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 09:58:06 -0700
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HI Betty,

I hope you get some good responses on this as it is an interesting question. In
your case, it does sound as if the person who submitted did have something of a
primary source. What are your names? I have submitted material to the IGI and I
don't know that anyone who found the information would be able to track me down
either.

I have seen quite a few postings like this on several lists. I wonder if we, as
listers, ought to be sending out the examples that we run into so that if there
are people who recognize their own input, they can "speak" up. I don't know but
it seems that there are more and more entries like the ones you have encountered.

Perhaps the other listers will have more information.

BFN,
Leeanna



wrote:

> I have found a record in the IGI for an individual that seems
> circumstantially to be a direct ancestor...right town, right month and year
> of birth. However, I have already gone through the microfilmed parish records
> of the town and this person's birth is not recorded there.
>
> The IGI record is an individual submission (temple record for a deceased
> individual). If I were to order the film it is on, would it give me more
> information as to documentation for the data? Would it give me the name and
> address of the submitter? Is there an easier or better way to find out the
> source of the submitter's information? The date of birth is a full date (day,
> month, and year) which leads me to think it is not simply an estimated date.
> Since the record also contains the name of the parents including the mother's
> maiden name, I am most anxious to discover whether this is reliable
> information or not.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Betty Kirkpatrick
>
>
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