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From: "juanita" <>
Subject: Re: [NEWGEN] Question about birth location
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 14:22:52 -0500
References: NEWGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com's message of Sat, 21 May 2005 04:00:08 -0600
In-Reply-To: <14912-428F3085-12@storefull-3234.bay.webtv.net>


I'd say you should put down the actual place, city, county, state
that you were born. I was born in one county....my mom was staying
at her parents' home for my birth and after I was born, she went to
her home in an adjoining county. My birth, however, is recorded in a
county where I never actually resided.

A similar situation occurred with my husband. His mom went to her
mother-in-law's in an adjoining county for his birth as her M-I-L was
going to care for another young child in the family and take care of
her after my husband was born. He was actually only in his
grandparents home a couple weeks before he and his mother and little
sister returned to their home - 20 or 25 miles away. His birth
record shows his birthplace as his grandmother's home, in the
adjoining county.

juanita

> I have a question I was hoping someone could answer for me. When it
> comes to recording birth location, what do I put if the person was
> born in one city/town at the hospital there, but grew up somewhere
> else? Take me for example. My parents were living in Athens, NY
> (Greene County) when I was born, and that is where I was raised.
> However, I was born in the hospital in Hudson, NY (Columbia County).
> Which would be the correct one to list as my birth location in a
> pedigree chart, for example??
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy


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