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From: Erin Bradford <>
Subject: [BRADFORD-L] a little advice about LDS records
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 10:07:50 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <200402202146.i1KLkx45000810@lists5.rootsweb.com>


Hi Brad, this is mainly for you, but thought the whole list could benefit. One
thing I've learned in my 16 years of research is that LDS temple records need
to be taken with a grain of salt, so to speak. They are great for clues, but
they are submitted by others, sometimes without proof. They are just like any
other user submitted file (such as Ancestry.com's world tree enteries, Family
Tree Makers World Family Trees, etc.). Unless a source is cited, hang onto the
information as a clue for further research, but just because LDS (or FTM, or
whatever) says his father was so and so born on whatever date does not make it
true. Now, I personally have gotten some good clues, especially for my brick
walls, from these type of files, but unless there is a source to back it up,
treat it as a clue, not a fact. As for the information you found in
ancestry.com, if it was on the World Tree thing, contact the person who
submitted it. There is a good chance that they may have the source to back it
up, but didn't put that in the file. Many of the files at ancestry.com are
great resources as many of them are copied from primary documentation, but
their world trees are not. Since you didn't specify where in ancestry you
found that information, I'm not sure what to tell you about that other than
contact the submitter if it was an entry on the world tree project. Good luck
all!

Erin

> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:42:32 -0500
> From: "Brad Edwards" <>
> To:
> Subject: [BRADFORD-L] Mass and Maine: Ezra Bradford and Mary Tobey,parents of
> Rufus

> Hi all, I'm new to the list and researching my mother's line of Bradfords.
> I'm looking for the father of Rufus Bradford (m. Helen Tuttle) who was
> born either 1808 inBangor, Maine or 1810 in Lowell, Mass according to the
> LDS temple records. Ancestry.com lists his parents as Levi and Elizabeth
> Lewis, going back directly to Gov. William.
> But the LDS temple lists parents of Rufus as Ezra and Mary Tobey
> Bradford, with a direct line back to Gov. William through Ezra's father,
> Levi (m.Elizabeth Lewis).
> The problem is that there is no clear pedigree for Rufus that I can find.
> Can anyone out there point me in the right direction?
> Thanks.


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Erin Bradford

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