Daily AncestorAged 55: born when?
October 8, 2026 · Dates · Past records
Gravestone of Deborah Leavitt, Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts, 1789Today
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In Memory of
DEBORAH LEAVITT
Wife of
JOSHUA LEAVITT
who died Octr 10th
1789.
Aged 55 Years.
Deborah died October 10, 1789, "Aged 55 Years." When was she born?
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An age in whole years is a range, not a date. If she had turned 55 but not yet 56 on October 10, 1789, her birthday fell between October 11, 1733 and October 10, 1734. Write "abt. 1734" or "bet. 1733 and 1734" in your tree, never an exact day, until a birth record turns up. "Octr" is October.
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