This is such a wonderful post about the challenges of corroborating research findings! I hadn't known about the Quaker calendar either or the online conversion tool. Compelling, even if you can't come to a final conclusion.
Yes! And there is little mentioned online (that I can find) to help people decipher the old dates themselves. The tool I linked seems trustworthy to me, but I do want to learn more about converting the dates to the typical calendar myself, to verify their accuracy.
Way to stick with a problem and work your way toward a likely-probable solution! Dogged determination is such fun, isn’t it!😉
I tend to agree, they are the same woman sporting different names. But why?
I’m hugely unfamiliar with these sorts of naming conventions, but have come across these “characteristic” names before, and wonder if they were similar in intent to the inclusion of a saint name in German Catholics, for example?
This is a fantastic example of reasonably exhaustive research! I’m excited for all that you’ve found and even more so for the research plan you’ve prepared to solve your mystery!
I have an ancestor whose death date and location was recorded in all the online ancestry trees with a source that just didn’t make sense. I tracked down five layers behind that source to discover that the death date and location was in fact correct; but I have no regrets about the extra lengths I went to uncover the details behind it. You won’t either!
This is such a wonderful post about the challenges of corroborating research findings! I hadn't known about the Quaker calendar either or the online conversion tool. Compelling, even if you can't come to a final conclusion.
Thanks for reading, Jill! I think it’s good to share the stories we can’t totally solve, too. It reminds us that they’re not always clear-cut 👌🏻
Wow, this is so interesting. I didn’t know about the Quaker calendar, or that there were online tools for it!
Yes! And there is little mentioned online (that I can find) to help people decipher the old dates themselves. The tool I linked seems trustworthy to me, but I do want to learn more about converting the dates to the typical calendar myself, to verify their accuracy.
Way to stick with a problem and work your way toward a likely-probable solution! Dogged determination is such fun, isn’t it!😉
I tend to agree, they are the same woman sporting different names. But why?
I’m hugely unfamiliar with these sorts of naming conventions, but have come across these “characteristic” names before, and wonder if they were similar in intent to the inclusion of a saint name in German Catholics, for example?
Keep digging and sharing what you find!
This is a fantastic example of reasonably exhaustive research! I’m excited for all that you’ve found and even more so for the research plan you’ve prepared to solve your mystery!
I have an ancestor whose death date and location was recorded in all the online ancestry trees with a source that just didn’t make sense. I tracked down five layers behind that source to discover that the death date and location was in fact correct; but I have no regrets about the extra lengths I went to uncover the details behind it. You won’t either!