# Events

An **event** is a notable fact in the life of an [individual](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/entities#bkmrk-individu "Individuals") or a [family](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/entities#bkmrk-famille-0 "Families"), usually [dated](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/dates-%28l%29 "Dates") and [localized](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/places-%28l%29 "Places").

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).

## <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-les-diff%C3%A9rents-types-0">The various types of events</span>

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.

### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-%C3%89v%C3%A9nements-associ%C3%A9s--1">Predefined events for individuals</span>

- 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

### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-predefined-events-fo-0">Predefined events for families</span><span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-%C3%89v%C3%A9nements-associ%C3%A9s--2"></span>

- Cancellation
- Census
- Certificates or authorizations
- Divorced
- Divorce filed
- Engagement
- Marriage (MARR tag)
- Marriage banns (MARB tag)
- Marriage contract (MARC tag)
- Prenuptial marriage contract

## <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-les-%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments-attribu-0">Event properties  
</span>

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