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. Thanks Debi Ham