I realize that everyone these days say to leave all dates the way you found them, and note where you found them, but for those who want to know the background history, I forward the following: Calendar Old and New Style. "At the time of the first settlement of New England, the English people began the new year on the 25th of March, Annunciation (or Lady) day. Any dates between January 1st and March 25th appearing on the original records of those times should have one year added. Later, a new form of designating the year was adopted; the first time it was used by the General Court of Connecticut was 'this 20th day of March, 1649-50-1650,' by our present reckoning. This style prevailed about one hundred years, and the date of all the months of the year should be carried forward, between 1600 and 1700, ten days; between 1700 and 1752, when the English government changed their dates from old style to new style, there should be eleven days added. In September, 1752, the Parliament of Great Britain made September 3d, the 14th." page 52 Title: A hand-book of practical suggestions: for the use of students in genealogy Author: Henry Reed Stiles Publisher: J. Munsell's sons, 1899 Read and Download this book - Free online at the following link: http://books.google.com/books?id=YY9pAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false There is also other interesting information in this book. Enjoy, Charlie Charles B. Wright PO Box 519 Walpole, NH 03608 [email protected]