I originally sent this to Cynthia, and she ask me to post it to the list. So here goes! Who out there needs DITTY info? I'm in the process (very slow with school back in session) of putting some items together. Still looking for info on Samuel DITTY (son of James DITTY and Elizabeth BURK) who married Lulie GAINES. Did they stay in MO? Gene Majors > >Cynthia, > > > >How is this for an idea? Communication between places in 1752 wasn't what > >it is today. The news may not have reached the FERGUS family. As far as > >they knew it was September 8. Which is only 5 days from Sept. 3. The news > >was probably late in coming, sooooo why change what is already done and > >recorded? Case in point: The Battle of New Orleans was fought AFTER the > >end of the War of 1812. The British had surrendered in Washington D.C., > >and word did not reach General Jackson (or his British counterpart) in time > >to stop the battle. > > > > > >Those are my thoughts. > > > >Gene Majors > > > >---------- > >> From: Cynthia N. Russell <crussell@traversecity.com> > >> To: FERGUS-L@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: [FERGUS] On this day in history 1752 > >> Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 4:08 PM > >> > >> This is an interesting fact to all of the descendants of Francis FERGUS, > >as he > >> was born September 8, 1752 . . . hmmmmmmm, any ideas? > >> > >> > >> ------------- > >> The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and > >is > >> copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the > >> permission of the author. > >> > >> - On This Day in History > >> > >> On this day in 1752, absolutely nothing happened in the English-speaking > >world. > >> That's because this day didn't exist in 1752. > >> > >> When the English-speaking world decided to adopt the Gregorian Calendar > >(which > >> we're still using today), all the days between the 3rd and the 14th of > >September > >> had to be skipped, in order to catch up. > >> > >> > >> ^.^.^. > >> N E W FERGUS Research Worldwide website > >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fergus00/ > >> ^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^. > >> > >> > > >