Events (L)

An event is a notable fact in the life of an individual or a a famille, 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, profession, residence, divorce).

The various types of events

Whether associated with 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): locatio where the event took place
Agency (tag AGNC): the institution or individual validation 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
Multimédia objects (tag OBJE): links to multimedia illustrating the event