Received this on another list........... sure does come in handy for the mathematically challenged such as myself! In the event you don't have a computer close at > > > hand to do the calculating: > > > > > > REMEMBER 8870 > > > That's not an error: It's the number to remember > > > when you want to find the birthdate of someone > > > when you only have the date of death and age. > > > How do you figure the birthdate? Suppose the > > > person died May 6, 1889, > > > at the age of 71 years, 7 months, 9 days. > > > ****Write the year, month, day as:->18890506 > > > ****Subtract the age at death:------->710709 > > > ****This gives the figure:--------->18179797 > > > ****Now subtract 8870:----------------->8870 > > > ****The result is:----------------->18170927 > > > Year 1817, 9th month (Sept), 27th day or 27 Sept, > > > 1817 > > > >From Platte Co, MO Historical/Genealogical > > > Society" Nicol Wieme Rochester, NY "the snowiest city in the USA" -75 inches this year! <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/nicolgw/myhomepage/heritage.html">if your browser allows it: click here for a hyperlink to my webpage http://hometown.aol.com/nicolgw/myhomepage/heritage.html</A>