Advice before editing this pre-1700 Goodwin profile?

Question

I have information to contribute to the profile of Nathaniel Goodwin. This is what I can add:

Birth date should be listed as 24 Feb 1672/3 but the format is not allowed.

• Birth date is shown as Feb 24 1672, an apparent error. The previous entry in the record is Dec 3 1672, then Nathaniel Goodwin Feb 24 1672, the next entry is dated Mar 3 1673. However the next three entries vacillate between 1672 and 1673. The dates are Dec 15 1672, Mar 1 1673, and Nov 20 1672. The record is typed, apparently a copy of the original? Date sequence ambiguous. . Note: The Julian Calendar was replaced by the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, so that may be the source of confusion. Find-a-grave says he was 80 when he died in 1753 and says his birth was Feb 24 1673.

These are the sources I am using:

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-59VW-F?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DQ-BZ8%3A353350401%2C355680501%2C355686801 : 22 October 2020), Suffolk > Charlestown > Births, marriages, deaths 1629-1843 > image 21 of 447; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #59185454

Should I contact one of the pre-1700 projects or know about any style guidelines before proceeding? Thank you!

Answer 1

The WikiTree standard is to use the second date. The date should thus be entered 24 Feb 1673, and in the Biography note the 1672/3.

Comments

Thanks for the star, Laura!