I got this off another listserv. I haven't tried it yet, but I thought I would share it with all of you. Wendy >From: Anthony Long <anthlong@erols.com> >To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WashingtonDC] Re: [ADAMS-L] Finding Death Date >Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:11:46 -0800 > >I thought I would pass this on just incase there was another person like >myself who could use it? I could use all the help I can get in math and >spelling. > Hope this helps > Anthony > >fcruble wrote: > > > > "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" > > > > > > > ==== ADAMS Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe in Mail Mode use ADAMS-L-Request@rootsweb.com use a "new" >message with Nothing in the subject line & only the word "Unsubscribe" >(without the quotes) in the body. > > To unsubscribe in the Digest mode use ADAMS-D-Request@rootsweb.com use a >"new" message with Nothing in the subject line & only the words >"UNSUBSCRBIE" (without the quotes)in the body. > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com