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Gramps 5.1 Wiki Manual - Probably Alive

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How does Gramps determine if someone is alive?: show screen that controls some of these settings
== How does Gramps determine if someone is alive? ==
 
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A simple way to tell if someone is alive is to see if they have a death event, or a death-related event (such as a burial). However, it is probably true that many people in your database don't have such events, as you may not know any details of their death. If you know someone is dead, it might be a good idea to create a death event. You can also go back and add useful details (such as date and place of death) once that is known. Adding events for people known dead, even if they contain no exact details, is somewhat useful. However, Gramps can also add events with estimated dates (or not) for you (described below).

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