><< To guess at year of birth, to fit the right > generation is Take away about 20 yrs from the child's birth date.. if you > do not have that and do have a marriage date, estimate marriage at age > 20ish, then you have your Estimate... If they had Children add one year > from the year of the first child born... >> > >Just be aware that it is only a GUESS! I've noticed that when people post their family trees on the Web, the information can take on more authority than it deserves and it is repeated as gospel. My grandmother's youngest sister is shown as the oldest sibling in her descendant tree. My grandmother, who was really the oldest sister, is shown with an estimated birthdate later than that of the actual birthdate of her oldest child. Marilyn Sequim, WA >