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From: Sackett <>
Subject: Re: [SACKETT-L] **Elizabeth (SACKETT) Howe**b. 11-25-1792; d. 11-8-1832, 40y 11m 14d
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 23:05:11 +0100
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Linda Hare wrote:

> When you are working with the IGI please be aware of the information
> contained. THere are two ways that names are included in the IGI. One is
> the LDS Library staff has gone to the various places where records are kept,
> made microfilmed copies and others go through these films and record the
> information. For instance this might possibly be her birth record that was
> taken from the church records or whatever other source of information it was
> that they took this record from. You can then either get the actual film of
> the record at the LDS library or see the record wherever it is kept. The
> other way that names get into the IGI is that when people send in their
> family trees, LDS staff takes the name and dates and puts in the IGI. These
> are submissions. If you are really stuck, these may be used as clues as to
> where one might find the actual records but in many cases this is not
> reliable information and may be flat out wrong. For instance, someone may
> have copied someone else's work that was wrong , someone( and I know several
> people that have done this) have found the name, prayed over it and if it
> feels like they are related, Voila, they are in the family tree with kids or
> husbands or whatever that are not theirs. Another woman I know who has
> contributed a lot to the IGI justs finds a name and fits them in. Everyone
> who has the name is related whether true or not. There are a couple of ways
> to tell if the name on the IGI is a submission or extracted from an actual
> record. One is knowing the film numbers and one is when they have the
> actual place etc of the record. In this case, this information is someone's
> submission so don't go too much by it. On those submissions, sometimes you
> can contact the person and work with them on where they got their
> information. Sometimes you can not get their names and addresses to do
> this.
> Sorry that I can not really help you on this but just wanted people, if they
> did not already know, understand the IGI. About 5 years ago, the IGI only
> consisted of extracted information. Then they changed it and put in
> submissions. I am not a member of the church, but have strongly voiced my
> opinion that the submissions and extractions should be separated.
> Linda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jill Jessen Hernandez" <>
> To: <SACKETT-L>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 6:11 PM
> Subject: [SACKETT-L] **Elizabeth (SACKETT) Howe**b. 11-25-1792; d.
> 11-8-1832, 40y 11m 14d
>
> > Per IGI...... This is Supposed to be MY Eliz SACKETT HOWE .. BELOW ARE
> > HER CHILDREN .... ANYONE ?????
> > _________________________________
> > Elizabeth SACKETT
> > Sex: F
> >
> > Event(s):
> > Birth: 25 Nov 1792 SHE DIED ..
> > Of Scranton, Pennsylvania
> >
> > Parents: UNKNOWN ??????????????
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---------
> > Source Information:
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --------
> > Film Number: 1985691
> >
> > ********************************************
> >
> > Howe
> >
> > Ira, s/o John & Esther (Waller) Howe, b. 4-3-1793, Scranton, Pa.; d.
> > 4-9-1867, 75y
> >
> > Elizabeth, w/o Ira, b. 11-25-1792; d. 11-8-1832, 40y 11m 14d
> >
> > Mary A., d/o Ira & Elizabeth, d. 6-21-1840, 17y 4m 3d
> >
> > Edward F., s/o Ira & Elizabeth, b. 7-13-1831; d. 1-2-1858, 26y
> >
> > BARBER
> >
> > Acenith, lst w/o Joel M.; d/o Ira & **Elizabeth (Sackett) Howe**, b.
> > 10-16-1819; d. 11-16-1855, 36y 1m
> >
> > *** THESE ARE HER IN-LAWS ..
> >
> > John, s/o John & Mary ((Wadhams INCORRECT) MOTHER IS LYDIA N. NORTON )
> > Howe, b. 4-22-1767, Cannon, Conn.; d. 3-16-1852, 85y
> >
> > Esther (Waller), w/o John, b. 3-21-1768; d. 2-27-1822
> >
> > ** BROTHERS-IN LAW
> >
> > Phineas, s/o John & Esther (Waller) Howe, b. 10-28-1794; d. 4-16-1891,
> > 95y 6m
> >
> > Achsah, s/o John & Esther (Waller) Howe, b. 4-15-1808; d. ) --stone
> > flaked off
> >
> > THIS IS WHERE I FOUND THEM.....
> >
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese/eelba.htm
> >
> > East Elba or Springvail Cemetery
> >
> > North of Edgerton Road, near Norton Road, SE corner.
> >
> > **************
> > Sacket
> >
> > Zilpha, d/o Samuel & Jane Sacket, d. 1-1-1828, 5y **slate stone
> >
> >
> >
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Thank you for the reply , may I contact you later.
Thank you Arabella Sackett.

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