Hi Listers - My Hubby was born 1923 in Quebec and delivered by a mid-wife, his birth was not reported until 1940 when he had to get records for enlisting in the Army....... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill and Rachelle" <wbshort7777@coastalnow.net> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:12 AM Subject: Re: Mid-wives > Dear Merle, > > I know what you mean about the Mid-wives maybe not reporting a birth. I > was able to find out from my mother before she passed that, I was born on > a Sunday she thought and maybe in the morning. But, other than my birth > date, there is not much else I know. > Bill and Rachelle Short > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <ORGANIZR01@aol.com> > To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:37 AM > Subject: Re: [PAPHL] Re:birth record June 26, 1868 > > >> Unlike marriages and deaths, births were reported whenever the doctor got >> around to it. Thus, a June birth could have been reported many months >> later, or >> not at all if this was not the doctor's way of doing things, or not at >> all if >> the child was not expected to live, or probably not if the birth was >> attended by a midwife. Frustrating, but true. >> >> Merle >> >> >> ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >> Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing >> lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To >> subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> >> > > ______________________________