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chirongjs said:
on October 20, 2009 09:16 PM ET

i went to a family tree place (sharedtree) and a couple of my relatives did not like it. they said indenty theif was common.

they said the mormons either own or seaarch these places then they put them in their files and baptise these people after they are dead.

they even sent an newpaper item telling how they did this to the PRESIDENT MOTHER,

they did not like being baptize mormon and id theif is alway bad .

this site is free and to store on it is nice,, and i do not need to buy alot of computer software.

could you help with advise

 
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chirongjs replied to gyllander2029's Post #1 :
on October 26, 2009 09:47 PM ET

thank you i will try what you suggested , my relatives does not wish i use any sites for reasons stated.

but thank you.

 


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gyllander2029 said:
on October 26, 2009 01:32 PM ET

Hi, I took a look at the Shared Tree site, http://www.sharedtree.com/, and it does look like a nice site to use and free at that.  I would think if you register/sign up on their site (and I'm assuming you will also need to create a profile) that once you sign up you could send an e-mail directly with your query to them?  Or, better yet, you could locate the phone number to the Shared Tree and ring up to inquire?  They must have an 800-toll free phone number.   I have nothing against Mormons, so for me, if they are baptizing the deceased based upon names they obtained from their site, well, I don't know what to say really...since most deceased relatives are long ago buried by their living loved ones, moved on (depending upon one's beliefs) and long gone.  As far as fear of identity theft, I would use caution with setting up a profile online.  Most sites allow you not to include personal information about yourself if you choose not to.

If your relatives are offended by the site because of your family's own personal beliefs, then I would proceed with caution since you don't want to create any conflict with your family members.  There are other sites out there to utilize.