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Add some possible additional family events for consideration (#479)
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Co-authored-by: Luther Tychonievich <tychonievich@gmail.com>
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| G7 Tag | Since | Name | Notes |
|:------:|-------|------|-------|
| `ANUL` | 4.0 | [Annulment](#annulment) | |
| `CENS` | 3.0 | Census | |
| | | [Child recognition](#child-recognition) | |
| `CENS` | 3.0 | [Census](#census) | |
| | | [Child Recognition](#child-recognition) | |
| | | [Civil Union](#civil-union) | |
| | | [Common Law Marriage](#common-law-marriage) | perhaps `MARR`.`TYPE Common law`? |
| `DIV` | 3.0 | [Divorce](#divorce) | |
| `DIVF` | 4.0 | Divorce Filed | |
| `ENGA` | 4.0 | Engagement | |
| `DIVF` | 4.0 | [Divorce Filed](#divorce-filed) | |
| | | [Domestic Partnership](#domestic-partnership) | |
| `ENGA` | 4.0 | [Engagement](#engagement) | |
| | | [Family Story](#family-story) | perhaps Family Anecdote instead? |
| `MARR` | 3.0 | [Marriage](#marriage) | |
| `MARB` | 4.0 | Marriage Bann | |
| `MARL` | 4.0 | Marriage License | |
| `MARS` | 4.0 | Marriage Settlement | |
| `MARB` | 4.0 | [Marriage Bann](#marriage-bann) | |
| `MARC` | 4.0 | [Marriage Contract](#marriage-contract) | |
| `MARL` | 4.0 | [Marriage License](#marriage-license) | |
| `MARS` | 4.0 | [Marriage Settlement](#marriage-settlement) | |
| | | [Newspaper Marriage Notice](#newspaper-marriage-notice) | |
| | | [Separation](#separation) | |

# Details
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In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Annulment`

## Census

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Census`

## Child Recognition

### Description
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Applications using this structure have not yet been identified.

## Civil Union

### Description

*proposed description missing*

*In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) as* "The fact of a civil union."

### Value

Found in the following historical records:

- (records not yet identified)

### Absence

The most closely related structures are:

- `MARR`: can express a marriage of any type, potentially including civil unions.

### Used

- Part of the [GEDCOM X specification](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/CivilUnion`

- Used by [Find-My-Past](https://www.findmypast.com) but using the term `Civil Partnership` and exported using the `EVEN.CIVILP` tag.

- Used by [MyHeritage](https://www.myheritage.com) but using the term `Civil Marriage` and exported using the `MARL` tag.

## Common Law Marriage

### Description
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- Used by the [FamilySearch API](https://www.familysearch.org/developers/docs/guides/facts) via GEDCOM X.

- Used by [Find-My-Past](https://www.findmypast.com) and exported using the `EVEN.COMMONLAWMARRIAGE` tag.

## Divorce

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Divorce`

## Divorce Filed

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/DivorceFiling`

## Domestic Partnership

### Description

*proposed description missing*

*In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) as* "The fact of a domestic partnership."

### Value

Found in the following historical records:

- (records not yet identified)

### Absence

The most closely related structures are:

- `MARR`: can express a marriage of any type, however a couple cohabitating in a domestic partnership need not be married although after a long enough period of time it may qualify as a common law marriage.

Related proposals include

- Lived Together (in the Family Attributes document)

### Used

- Part of the [GEDCOM X specification](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/DomesticPartnership`

- Used by [MyHeritage](https://www.myheritage.com) but using the label **Partners** and exported using `EVEN` tag with `TYPE` of `Partners`

## Engagement

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Engagement`

## Family Story

### Description

A story about an incident that happened to a family unit at a point in time.

### Value

Found in the following historical records:

- Interviews.
- Newspaper articles.

### Absence

Would be handled by a generic `EVEN` tag today.

### Used

- Used by [Find-My-Past](https://www.findmypast.com) and exported using `EVEN.FAMSTORY` tag.

- Used by [MyHeritage](https://www.myheritage.com) but using the label **Anecdote** and exported using `EVEN` tag with `TYPE` of `Anecdote`

## Marriage

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Marriage`

## Marriage Bann

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/MarriageBanns`

## Marriage Contract

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/MarriageContract`

## Marriage License

In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/MarriageLicense`

## Marriage Settlement

Missing in [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md)

## Newspaper Marriage Notice

### Description

A newspaper article or notice about a marriage.

*In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) under **MarriageNotice** as* "The fact of a marriage notice."

### Value

Found in the following historical records:

- Newspapers.

### Absence

Would be handled by a generic `EVEN` tag today.

### Used

- Part of the [GEDCOM X specification](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/MarriageNotice`

- Used by [Find-My-Past](https://www.findmypast.com) and exported using `EVEN.MRRGNOTICE` tag

## Separation

### Description
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1. `_SEPR` used by Brother's Keeper for Windows 6, WebTrees, and Family Tree Maker for both DOS and Windows

2. `SEPA` used by Reunion for MAC and Legacy

- Used by [Ancestry.com](https://ancestry.com) and exported using `_SEPR` tag.

- Used by [FindMyPast](https://findmypast.com) and exported using `SEPA` tag.

- Used by [MyHeritage](https://www.myheritage.com) and exported using `EVEN` tag with `TYPE` of `Separation`

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