Hi listers...I need help, please & thank you. Judy in Winnemucca sent me a article on one of my ancestors. I tried to determine when this child was born but I must not be mathmatical enough! The example was gleaned from another list. Could someone assist me? He died December 5, 1906 & was 5 years 1 month 8 days. I wanted to get a printout of the article in the mail to my cousin but wanted to include the birthdate. Thanks for your assistance. Jackie [email protected] >Example: > >Joe Smith died on 1889 May 6. >This translates into the number 18890506. >He was aged 71 yrs., 7 months, 9 days. >This translates into the number 710709. > >Subtract 18890506-710709 = 18179797 >Subtract again 18179797-8870 = 18170927 > >Thus, Joe Smith was born 1817 Sept. 27. > >The only really hard part is knowing precisely how many years, >months, and days Joe Smith lived. Hopefully the tombstone will >have birth and death dates. With that and a pocket caculator >you're in business. > > > >