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From: "G. Mattinson" <>
Subject: Descendant Book - dates
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 05:39:04 -0700


Hello group,
I am having a problem with birth and death dates in my Descendants Report.

If a person will be described twice (once as "a child of _______" and then
later as "the spouse of _______") then there is a + sign at the start of
their line. That is okay; however, I cannot figure out how to get their
birth and death dates printed at the first citation.

Yes, I know the dates will show up later, but I'd really like the dates to
show up when they are listed with their siblings.

I believe Ancestral Quest, Brothers Keeper, Family Tree, Legacy, The Master
Genealogist, and Ultimate Family Tree all print their dates at both entries
but I cannot figure out how to get FOW to do this (I'm running FOW 6.0a).

Is there an option that I need to "select"?

Thank you,
Gerry Mattinson, Markham, Ontario

PS: In case I have not been clear in my description of the problem, here's
a brief excerpt from one of my books:

John Wilbert Mattinson and Minnie S. Smith had the following children:

2 i Arta Maude Mattinson was born on 19 Apr 1888. She died in 1901.
+3 ii Alta Mae Mattinson.
4 iii Eugene Victor Mattinson was born in 1892. He died in 1893.
5 iv Wilbert Earl Mattinson was born on 3 Jun 1894. He died in 1902.
+6 v Ernest Russell Mattinson.
7 vi Laurence Edward Mattinson was born on 1 May 1899. He died in 1902.
+8 vii Cecil Howard Mattinson.

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