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From: "Michael W. Freeland" <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: What is this report?
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:52:12 -0500


This format is called a numbered descendant chart. TMG won't do
exactly what you want. The best way to get the report is to GEDCOM
the information from TMG to FTW, generate the descendancy chart (lots
of flexibility), and then use it to create text for inclusion in
e-mail and also for web pages. For an example, see:

http://users.erols.com/freelanm/Freeland.htm

Michael

John Cardinal wrote:
>
> To all,
>
> I have seen a few examples of reports formatted like the following:
>
> 1 Thomas Rice
> 2 Henry Rice d: November 1621 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England
> +Elizabeth Frost b: March 24, 1587 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England
> 3 Edward Rice
> 2 Edmund Rice b: 1594 d: May 3, 1663 in Marlborough, Middlesex,
> Massachusetts
> +Thomasine Frost b: August 10, 1600 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England d: June
> 13, 1653
> 3 Mary Rice b: August 23, 1619 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England
> 3 Henry R. Rice b: February 13, 1620 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England d:
> February 10, 1710
> +Elizabeth Moore d: August 3, 1705 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
> 4 Mary Rice b: September 19, 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
> +Thomas Brigham
> ...
>
> (Note that the report may wrap by the time you see it; in my version, lines
> begin with a number or a plus sign only)
>
> Does this format have a name? Will TMG produce it? Is it a common report
> format for other programs?
>
> And perhaps the bigger question--why is it used? It's very dense, but
> difficult (IMHO) to read as a result. Descendancy narratives are less dense
> but easier to read.
>
> Thanks for any info...
>
> John
>
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