From e94da09fda979d9992921f6914bc9b0b76f63c9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 13:36:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 01/11] Clarify that BURI does not imply burial While defined to mean "the event of disposing of the mortal remains of a person who has died" since 3.0, the tag name "burial" led this to be mis-interproeted. I think this resolves #309 --- attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md | 16 ++++++++++++++-- specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md index bab9a3dc..9b93b9a6 100644 --- a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md +++ b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md @@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ Guides for using this document can be found in the associated [README.md](README | `BASM` | 4.0 | [Bat Mitzvah](#bat-mitzvah) | | | `BIRT` | 3.0 | [Birth](#birth) | | | `BLES` | 3.0 | Blessing | | -| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Burial](#burial) | | +| \* | 3.0 | [Burial](#burial) | as `BURI`.`TYPE Burial` | | `CENS` | 3.0 | Census | | | `CHR` | 3.0 | [Christening](#christening) | | | `CONF` | 3.0 | Confirmation | | -| `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | | +| `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | also `BURI`.`TYPE Cremation` prior to 5.4 | | `DEAT` | 3.0 | [Death](#death) | | +| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Disposal of remains](#disposal-of-remains) | | | `EMIG` | 3.0 | Emigration | | | `FCOM` | 4.0 | First Communion | | | `GRAD` | 4.0 | Graduation | | @@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications ## Burial +A subtype of [Disposal of remains](#disposal-of-remains) + In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Burial` ## Christening @@ -56,12 +59,21 @@ In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications ## Cremation +A subtype of [Disposal of remains](#disposal-of-remains) + In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Cremation` ## Death In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Death` +## Disposal of remains + +A supertype of [Burial](#burial) + +A supertype of [Cremation](#cremation) + + ## Immigration In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Immigration` diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md index ec89ae5a..5dd4dc49 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md @@ -1292,12 +1292,12 @@ Tag | Name
URI | Description `BASM` | Bas Mitzvah
`g7:BASM` | The ceremonial event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 13, also known as "Bat Mitzvah." `BIRT` | birth
`g7:BIRT` | Entering into life. `BLES` | blessing
`g7:BLES` | Bestowing divine care or intercession. Sometimes given in connection with a naming ceremony. -`BURI` | burial
`g7:BURI` | Disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person. +`BURI` | disposal of remains
`g7:BURI` | Disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person. `CENS` | census
`g7:INDI-CENS` | Periodic count of the population for a designated locality, such as a national or state census. `CHR` | christening
`g7:CHR` | Baptism or naming events for a child. `CHRA` | adult christening
`g7:CHRA` | Baptism or naming events for an adult person. `CONF` | confirmation
`g7:CONF` | Conferring full church membership. -`CREM` | cremation
`g7:CREM` | Disposal of the remains of a person's body by fire. +`CREM` | cremation
`g7:CREM` | Disposal of the remains of a person's body by fire; a specific type of `BURI`. `DEAT` | death
`g7:DEAT` | Mortal life terminates. `EMIG` | emigration
`g7:EMIG` | Leaving one's homeland with the intent of residing elsewhere. `FCOM` | first communion
`g7:FCOM` | The first act of sharing in the Lord's supper as part of church worship. From fcfa0ab684f449ab53d15a6b000a2a5dd5b23d69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 13:48:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 02/11] Clarify in one more place --- specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md index 5dd4dc49..0b283521 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md @@ -1507,11 +1507,16 @@ See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. An [Individual Event](#individual-events). See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. -#### `BURI` (Burial) `g7:BURI` +#### `BURI` (Disposal of remains) `g7:BURI` An [Individual Event](#individual-events). See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. +Although defined as any disposal of remains since it was introduced in the first version of GEDCOM, this tag is a shortened form of the English word "burial" and has been interpreted to mean "disposal of remains by placing under the ground" by some applications and users. +In the absence of a clarifying `TYPE` substructure it is likely, but not guaranteed, that a `BURI` structure refers to a burial rather than another form of disposal of remains. + +See also `CREM`, a speicifc subtype of `BURI`. + #### `CALN` (Call number) `g7:CALN` An identification or reference description used to file and retrieve items from the holdings of a repository. From e8a20a52e369a426e4a0438d9dbd441c119dd06a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 14:20:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 03/11] Update specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md Clearer definition of cremation --- specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md index 0b283521..c9e51bc2 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md @@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ Tag | Name
URI | Description `CHR` | christening
`g7:CHR` | Baptism or naming events for a child. `CHRA` | adult christening
`g7:CHRA` | Baptism or naming events for an adult person. `CONF` | confirmation
`g7:CONF` | Conferring full church membership. -`CREM` | cremation
`g7:CREM` | Disposal of the remains of a person's body by fire; a specific type of `BURI`. +`CREM` | cremation
`g7:CREM` | The act of reducing a dead body to ashes by fire. `DEAT` | death
`g7:DEAT` | Mortal life terminates. `EMIG` | emigration
`g7:EMIG` | Leaving one's homeland with the intent of residing elsewhere. `FCOM` | first communion
`g7:FCOM` | The first act of sharing in the Lord's supper as part of church worship. From bdda8b37de079132eecfc5cedaa17fcd892e70a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 14:27:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 04/11] Update specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md Use "burial" not "under ground" --- specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md index c9e51bc2..1adfa7d0 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md @@ -1512,11 +1512,8 @@ See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. An [Individual Event](#individual-events). See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. -Although defined as any disposal of remains since it was introduced in the first version of GEDCOM, this tag is a shortened form of the English word "burial" and has been interpreted to mean "disposal of remains by placing under the ground" by some applications and users. +Although defined as any disposal of remains since it was introduced in the first version of GEDCOM, this tag is a shortened form of the English word "burial" and has been interpreted to mean "disposal of remains by burial" by some applications and users. In the absence of a clarifying `TYPE` substructure it is likely, but not guaranteed, that a `BURI` structure refers to a burial rather than another form of disposal of remains. - -See also `CREM`, a speicifc subtype of `BURI`. - #### `CALN` (Call number) `g7:CALN` An identification or reference description used to file and retrieve items from the holdings of a repository. From 4fbb6f71a2e7ffdb29aec3fc9efcb76aaf40182c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:15:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 05/11] Update specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md --- specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md index 1adfa7d0..6887440e 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md @@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ Tag | Name
URI | Description `BASM` | Bas Mitzvah
`g7:BASM` | The ceremonial event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 13, also known as "Bat Mitzvah." `BIRT` | birth
`g7:BIRT` | Entering into life. `BLES` | blessing
`g7:BLES` | Bestowing divine care or intercession. Sometimes given in connection with a naming ceremony. -`BURI` | disposal of remains
`g7:BURI` | Disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person. +`BURI` | depositing remains
`g7:BURI` | Depositing the mortal remains of a deceased person. `CENS` | census
`g7:INDI-CENS` | Periodic count of the population for a designated locality, such as a national or state census. `CHR` | christening
`g7:CHR` | Baptism or naming events for a child. `CHRA` | adult christening
`g7:CHRA` | Baptism or naming events for an adult person. From 4db7cb6efcb2e05f9b0d837b12034e3f420844b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:15:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 06/11] Update specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md --- specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md index 6887440e..518aa05c 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md @@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. An [Individual Event](#individual-events). See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. -#### `BURI` (Disposal of remains) `g7:BURI` +#### `BURI` (Depositing remains) `g7:BURI` An [Individual Event](#individual-events). See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. From 1c9cb2e077722b7f6d217345210e6bca0345d3d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:15:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 07/11] Update specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md --- specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md index 518aa05c..bce66995 100644 --- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md +++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md @@ -1512,8 +1512,9 @@ See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. An [Individual Event](#individual-events). See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`. -Although defined as any disposal of remains since it was introduced in the first version of GEDCOM, this tag is a shortened form of the English word "burial" and has been interpreted to mean "disposal of remains by burial" by some applications and users. -In the absence of a clarifying `TYPE` substructure it is likely, but not guaranteed, that a `BURI` structure refers to a burial rather than another form of disposal of remains. +Although defined as any depositing of remains since it was introduced in the first version of GEDCOM, this tag is a shortened form of the English word "burial" and has been interpreted to mean "depositing of remains by burial" by some applications and users. +In the absence of a clarifying `TYPE` substructure it is likely, but not guaranteed, that a `BURI` structure refers to a burial rather than another form of depositing remains. + #### `CALN` (Call number) `g7:CALN` An identification or reference description used to file and retrieve items from the holdings of a repository. From 49fd86e2b6d935ee24a641b24cce2bfa255ea5b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:41:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 08/11] Update INDI-event.md to match changes to spec --- attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md index 874297c7..96917547 100644 --- a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md +++ b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md @@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ Guides for using this document can be found in the associated [README.md](README | `BASM` | 4.0 | [Bat Mitzvah](#bat-mitzvah) | | | `BIRT` | 3.0 | [Birth](#birth) | | | `BLES` | 3.0 | Blessing | | -| \* | 3.0 | [Burial](#burial) | as `BURI`.`TYPE Burial` | +| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Burial](#burial) | one of several types of `BURI` | | `CENS` | 3.0 | Census | | | `CHR` | 3.0 | [Christening](#christening) | | | `CONF` | 3.0 | Confirmation | | | `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | also `BURI`.`TYPE Cremation` prior to 5.4 | | `DEAT` | 3.0 | [Death](#death) | | -| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Disposal of remains](#disposal-of-remains) | | +| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Depositing remains](#depositing-remains) | | | `EMIG` | 3.0 | Emigration | | | `FCOM` | 4.0 | First Communion | | | `GRAD` | 4.0 | Graduation | | @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications ## Burial -A subtype of [Disposal of remains](#disposal-of-remains) +A subtype of [Depositing remains](#depositing-remains) In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Burial` @@ -60,19 +60,42 @@ In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications ## Cremation -A subtype of [Disposal of remains](#disposal-of-remains) - In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Cremation` ## Death In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Death` -## Disposal of remains +## Depositing remains + +### Description + +Depositing the mortal remains of a deceased person. + +### Value + +Found in the following historical records: + +- Church records +- Grave markers +- Tombs and Crypts +- Urns -A supertype of [Burial](#burial) +### Absence + +The most closely related structures are: + +- `DEAT`: expresses that an individual died, which generally has a different date and place than the depositing of the remains. +- `CREM`: describes a transformation of the remains by fire; the resulting ashes may still be deposited. + +Related proposals here include + +- [Burial](#burial), which one type of depositing remains + + +### Used -A supertype of [Cremation](#cremation) +- In GEDCOM since version 3.0 as `BURI` ## Immigration From cd44aff7fca5959c4d4784655efa012afe80b0d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:43:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 09/11] Clarify cremation --- attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md index 96917547..8d74ad08 100644 --- a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md +++ b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Guides for using this document can be found in the associated [README.md](README | `CENS` | 3.0 | Census | | | `CHR` | 3.0 | [Christening](#christening) | | | `CONF` | 3.0 | Confirmation | | -| `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | also `BURI`.`TYPE Cremation` prior to 5.4 | +| `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | sometimes encoded as `BURI` prior to 5.4 | | `DEAT` | 3.0 | [Death](#death) | | | `BURI` | 3.0 | [Depositing remains](#depositing-remains) | | | `EMIG` | 3.0 | Emigration | | From 9ec4c35dd5ce11b2de9be5b6029e5a1572894660 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:50:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 10/11] Update attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md Co-authored-by: Dave Thaler --- attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md index 8d74ad08..a995648a 100644 --- a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md +++ b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The most closely related structures are: Related proposals here include -- [Burial](#burial), which one type of depositing remains +- [Burial](#burial), which is one type of depositing remains ### Used From e29abbbc207d6f3dba92a99028e838d0402655f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luther Tychonievich Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2023 14:24:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 11/11] Update attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md --- attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md index a995648a..87dd402c 100644 --- a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md +++ b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Guides for using this document can be found in the associated [README.md](README | `CONF` | 3.0 | Confirmation | | | `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | sometimes encoded as `BURI` prior to 5.4 | | `DEAT` | 3.0 | [Death](#death) | | -| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Depositing remains](#depositing-remains) | | +| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Depositing remains](#depositing-remains) | Has subtypes, including [Burial](#burial) | | `EMIG` | 3.0 | Emigration | | | `FCOM` | 4.0 | First Communion | | | `GRAD` | 4.0 | Graduation | |