In 1706 a death was recorded as 1 post Trin. Am I correct as translating this to 23 May 1706? There is a word in front of the 1 which for the life of me I can't figure out. Does it mean anything to change the date? Dave

DavidLJoh <davidljoh@aol.com> wrote in message news:20010117193939.28672.00002155@ng-fq1.aol.com... > In 1706 a death was recorded as 1 post Trin. Am I correct as translating this > to 23 May 1706? > There is a word in front of the 1 which for the life of me I can't figure out. > Does it mean anything to change the date? > > Dave According to my calendar, (dom. ?) 1 post Trin. 1706 would be 6 June 1706. 23 May that year would be Whitsun (?) Stein N. Wisted

DavidLJoh skrev i meddelelsen <20010117193939.28672.00002155@ng-fq1.aol.com>... >In 1706 a death was recorded as 1 post Trin. Am I correct as translating this >to 23 May 1706? >There is a word in front of the 1 which for the life of me I can't figure out. >Does it mean anything to change the date? The date depends on which country you're talking about. In the twin kingdoms Denmark-Norway we used the Gregorian calendar after the year 1700. In Sweden it was not until 1753 they finally swithced from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. 1 post Trin would means the first Sunday after Trinity. In Denmark-Norway 1706 that would be June 6th. Regards, Helmer Christiansen