Person talk:Mary Stebbins (35)

quality of sources [13 February 2016]

== Research Notes ==

• Alt birth date = 25 Jun 1713. Source = ?
  

- citing Source:Morgan, Appleton. History of the Family of Morgan, from the Year 1089 to Present Times, p. 69

The better question is what is Appleton Morgan's source for saying 6 Jul 1712? Because the birth record for Benjamin's daughter, found in Springfield VRs, published, or handwritten, is 25 Jun 1713.

Source:Starr, Frank Farnsworth. Miles Morgan Family of Springfield, Massachusetts, p. 33, got it right. Cutter, however, got it wrong: at least twice: in his Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York, and in his New England Families.

Not all sources are equal. The closer to the original, the better, as a general rule. --Jrich 22:26, 13 February 2016 (UTC)