Description

Enumeration of standard event types.

Known Types

type description
http://gedcomx.org/Adoption An adoption event.
http://gedcomx.org/AdultChristening An adult christening event.
http://gedcomx.org/Annulment An annulment event of a marriage.
http://gedcomx.org/Baptism A baptism event.
http://gedcomx.org/BarMitzvah A bar mitzvah event.
http://gedcomx.org/BatMitzvah A bat mitzvah event.
http://gedcomx.org/Birth A birth event.
http://gedcomx.org/Blessing A an official blessing event, such as at the hands of a clergy member or at another religious rite.
http://gedcomx.org/Burial A burial event.
http://gedcomx.org/Census A census event.
http://gedcomx.org/Christening A christening event *at birth*. Note: use `AdultChristening` for a christening event as an adult.
http://gedcomx.org/Circumcision A circumcision event.
http://gedcomx.org/Confirmation A confirmation event (or other rite of initiation) in a church or religion.
http://gedcomx.org/Cremation A cremation event after death.
http://gedcomx.org/Death A death event.
http://gedcomx.org/Divorce A divorce event.
http://gedcomx.org/DivorceFiling A divorce filing event.
http://gedcomx.org/Education A education or an educational achievement event (e.g. diploma, graduation, scholarship, etc.).
http://gedcomx.org/Engagement An engagement to be married event.
http://gedcomx.org/Emigration An emigration event.
http://gedcomx.org/Excommunication An excommunication event from a church.
http://gedcomx.org/FirstCommunion A first communion event.
http://gedcomx.org/Funeral A funeral event.
http://gedcomx.org/Immigration An immigration event.
http://gedcomx.org/Inquest A legal inquest. Inquests usually only occur when there’s something suspicious about the death. Inquests might in some instances lead to a murder investigation. Most people that die have a death certificate wherein a doctor indicates the cause of death and often indicates when the decedent was last seen by that physician; these require no inquest.
http://gedcomx.org/LandTransaction A land transaction event.
http://gedcomx.org/Marriage A marriage event.
http://gedcomx.org/MilitaryAward A military award event.
http://gedcomx.org/MilitaryDischarge A military discharge event.
http://gedcomx.org/Mission A mission event.
http://gedcomx.org/MoveFrom An event of a move (i.e. change of residence) from a location.
http://gedcomx.org/MoveTo An event of a move (i.e. change of residence) to a location.
http://gedcomx.org/Naturalization A naturalization event (i.e. acquisition of citizenship and nationality).
http://gedcomx.org/Ordination An ordination event.
http://gedcomx.org/Retirement A retirement event.