This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JoMac53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/4187.2.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Stacey, the public records can be from many years ago and they calculate the age of the person from the date the record was created to today. They don't check to see if they died like we do! lol Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.