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July 25, 2020 edited September 28, 2020 in Suggest an Idea
lcasson said: My ancestor died in 984 in Bergsjön, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden. The only thing for Bergsjön is in Västra Götaland a place name that did not exist until after 1997 when Sweden realigned and consolidated counties. I see such errors over and over again for many locales in Sweden. Unfortunately too many researchers don't know the difference and Ancestry defaults to the new place names.
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  • LegacyUser
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    July 24, 2020
    Jordi Kloosterboer said: FamilySearch Places is nowhere near complete. Email [email protected] to add the correct place and years.
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    July 24, 2020
    lcasson said: Thanks
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    July 24, 2020
    Heidi Kuosmanen said: Bergsjön, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden is now standardized.
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    July 25, 2020
    Robert Wren said: Is it standardized to the DATE??
    The original poster was referring to the year"980."

    Göteborg och Bohus was created after 1680.

    I believe the standardized place should be consistent with the DATE of the event.

    www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Göteborg...
    "Most of your genealogical research for Göteborg och Bohus will be in online church records. Methods for locating and reading them are given here. History [edit | edit source] Bohus was used as a County name between 1680 and 1700. In 1700 the name was changed to Göteborg och Bohus län. This name was used as a County name between 1700 and 1998."
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    July 25, 2020
    Heidi Kuosmanen said: I believe the original poster had meant the year 1984 not 984 because Bergsjön was created at 1971.
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