If your convention for this work is to refer to the period name for places (a good convention to have) you could say, "Bristol, District of Maine, Massachusetts." Regards, -Rob On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:57 PM, <debiham@comcast.net> wrote: > I've run into my first instance of having to record an event that happened in what is present-day Maine, but before Maine actually became a state in 1820. The record I have is a 1931 certification from a Maine town clerk regarding information in a family Bible presented to her for verification by an ancestor who was applying to the DAR. The clerk states "I find in said Bible the record of Reuben Lewis, born at Bristol, Maine, on December 8, 1793...married at Bristol, Maine on July 30, 1818..." > > What is the correct way to reflect the location of these events since the document references Maine, but Maine didn't exist at that time. At this point, I'm just putting the info into my RootsMagic database and would like to reflect it correctly, but not be confusing! > > Thanks for any advice. I've enjoyed being a "lurker" on this list for a couple years and always learn something new. >

I would say Bristol, Province of Maine, Massachusetts. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rob Weir Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 1:43 PM To: debiham@comcast.net Cc: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TGF] Birth in Maine before 1820 If your convention for this work is to refer to the period name for places (a good convention to have) you could say, "Bristol, District of Maine, Massachusetts." Regards, -Rob On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:57 PM, <debiham@comcast.net> wrote: > I've run into my first instance of having to record an event that happened in what is present-day Maine, but before Maine actually became a state in 1820. The record I have is a 1931 certification from a Maine town clerk regarding information in a family Bible presented to her for verification by an ancestor who was applying to the DAR. The clerk states "I find in said Bible the record of Reuben Lewis, born at Bristol, Maine, on December 8, 1793...married at Bristol, Maine on July 30, 1818..." > > What is the correct way to reflect the location of these events since the document references Maine, but Maine didn't exist at that time. At this point, I'm just putting the info into my RootsMagic database and would like to reflect it correctly, but not be confusing! > > Thanks for any advice. I've enjoyed being a "lurker" on this list for a couple years and always learn something new. > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry. Everyone was very helpful. Debi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Mathews" <barbara@demandinggenealogist.com> To: "Rob Weir" <rob@robweir.com>, debiham@comcast.net Cc: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 7:50:52 PM Subject: RE: [TGF] Birth in Maine before 1820 I would say Bristol, Province of Maine, Massachusetts. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rob Weir Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 1:43 PM To: debiham@comcast.net Cc: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TGF] Birth in Maine before 1820 If your convention for this work is to refer to the period name for places (a good convention to have) you could say, "Bristol, District of Maine, Massachusetts." Regards, -Rob On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:57 PM, <debiham@comcast.net> wrote: > I've run into my first instance of having to record an event that happened in what is present-day Maine, but before Maine actually became a state in 1820. The record I have is a 1931 certification from a Maine town clerk regarding information in a family Bible presented to her for verification by an ancestor who was applying to the DAR. The clerk states "I find in said Bible the record of Reuben Lewis, born at Bristol, Maine, on December 8, 1793...married at Bristol, Maine on July 30, 1818..." > > What is the correct way to reflect the location of these events since the document references Maine, but Maine didn't exist at that time. At this point, I'm just putting the info into my RootsMagic database and would like to reflect it correctly, but not be confusing! > > Thanks for any advice. I've enjoyed being a "lurker" on this list for a couple years and always learn something new. > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message