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Estimating Dates and Ages in Genealogical Writing

Dates and ages are fundamental elements of genealogy. As many researchers know, it's not uncommon to arrive at a date or age in our family history that we know isn't exact - but when you do, what's the proper way to document your estimate and describe it in your writing? And how do you come up with the estimation in the first place?