Fred McKenzie wrote: > In article <mailman.1470.1199291084.4586.alt-genealogy@rootsweb.com>, > hlmw <hlmw1@telus.net> wrote: > > >> Do you know of a genealogy program that has a place to identify a >> person as 'illegitimate' with a click or would it have to be >> specifically entered somewhere in a program? >> > > I see that Reunion allows a couple to be listed as "Unmarried", > "Marriage" (with dates) or "Common Law" (with dates). If unmarried, the > offspring would be assumed to be illegitimate. Of course notes that > refer to a legal document might be appropriate. > > Terms like bastard and illegitimate are considered derogatory. It isn't > the child's fault, but the child gets the blame! I don't think use of > these terms are necessary for genealogical purposes. Listing parents as > unmarried should be sufficient. > > Fred > Thank you for your comments with which I agree entirely. It happens that I have seen a family tree printout with that word beside the name and am wondering why it was entered as such. I think that the suggestion already raised about a possible beneficiary being thus identified for legal purposes, might be correct. Lorna .To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALT-GENEALOGY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >