Events

An event is a notable fact in the life of an individual or a family , usually dated and localized . 

 While some events are necessarily unique (e.g. birth, death, burial), others may occur several times during a lifetime (e.g. marriage, occupation, residence, divorce). 

 The various types of events 

 Whether associated to an individual or a family, there are many different events. 

 A large number of events are predefined in the Gedcom standard and in Ancestris. 

 When a type of event has not been predefined, it is possible to choose the event " EVEN " which allows you to specify your own. 

   

 Predefined events for individuals 

 Adoption 

 Adult baptism 

 Baptism (give a name) (CHR tag) 

 Baptism (sacrament) (BAPM tag) 

 Bar mitzvah 

 Bas mitzvah 

 Birth (BIRT tag) 

 Blessing 

 Burial (BURI tag) 

 Caste 

 Census 

 Confirmation 

 Cremation 

 Death (DEAT tag) 

 Description 

 Diploma 

 Educational level 

 Emigration 

 First Communion 

 Identity number 

 Immigration 

 Nationality 

 Naturalization 

 Number of children 

 Number of marriages 

 Ordination 

 Occupation (OCCU tag) 

 Property 

 Religion (RELI tag) 

 Residence (RESI tag) 

 Retirement 

 Social Security number 

 Title 

 Validation 

 Will 

   

 Predefined events for families 

 Cancellation 

 Census 

 Certificates or authorizations 

 Divorced 

 Divorce filed 

 Engagement 

 Marriage (MARR tag) 

 Marriage banns (MARB tag) 

 Marriage contract (MARC tag) 

 Prenuptial marriage contract 

   

 Event properties 

 An event is generally dated and localized. It can have other properties. 

 Here is a sample of them. 

 Date (tag DATE): date the event took place 

 Place (tag PLAC): location where the event took place 

 Agency (tag AGNC): the institution or individual validating the event 

 Cause (tag CAUS): the cause of the event, such as the cause of death. 

 Type (tag TYPE): a short description of the type of event 

 Sources (tag SOUR): links to source documents 

 Notes (tag NOTE): notes or comments about the event 

 Multimedia element (tag OBJE): links to multimedia illustrating the event