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A random person is changing my living aunts to deceased.

Elainem13
Elainem13 ✭
June 3, 2023 edited July 11, 2024 in Family Tree

They are both very much alive. I'm not sure who to ask, and I can't even contact this person. His username is Paul7760. I don't understand why someone would purposely do this. I've been a member here for over 30 years, and I've never noticed anyone ever having this problem.

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  • Gail Swihart Watson
    Gail Swihart Watson ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 4, 2023

    I had 2 aunts who had their birth certificates released by the state of Indiana. While they were still alive. If I saw birth certificates released to the public, and saw it used as a source, it would lead me to believe they were deceased.


    Why can't you contact him? Message him!

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 4, 2023

    As Gail says, you should be able to contact the person by simply clicking his username where it appears on your aunt's profile. Choose "Message" from the window that comes up.

    The other way to deal with erroneously-public profiles is to enlist FS staff's help; you do that by editing the "Death" conclusion on the profile using the "edit" (pencil) button. Change the status to "Living", then click "Save" and follow the prompts. Depending on their workload, it may take staff a few days to make the change.

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  • DeborahCarl
    DeborahCarl ✭✭✭
    June 4, 2023

    Change them from living to deceased. It takes about three days for the change to go into effect. If it continues and you can't contact the individual, I would consider reporting them for abuse as it is in violation of FamilySearch's policies.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 4, 2023

    I've had to do request a deceased-to-living change a few times, and I usually have a very prompt reply from FS Staff.

    One thing - the other user cannot see the living profiles you've created, so is not changing that detail. The other user has created duplicates and marked them deceased. Only YOU can see the profiles you have created for your living relatives.

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  • DeborahCarl
    DeborahCarl ✭✭✭
    June 4, 2023
    https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/514531#Comment_514531

    I typoed - change them from Deceased to Living.

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