Two help prevent common errors, Pedigree Forge, by default, will only allow one occurrence of a fact or event that usually happens once. For example, nearly always, the same couple only married once, so if you go to add a second marriage for the same couple, Pedigree Forge will stop you as it is probably a mistake. In the example below, the active couple already have a marriage fact, so the option to add another is unavailable (greyed out text) from the facts menu:
However, some couples did marry more than once. It isn’t unheard of for a couple to marry, get a divorce, and then later remarry. For situations such as this, where you do really want to add a second marriage event, use the “Add Special” option from the “Facts” menu.
The following example is for Elizabeth Taylor, who was married several times, including twice to the same man, Richard Burton. When Richard is the active spouse, there are two marriage events (1964 and 1975), both for the current couple. We can set one of these as the “preferred” date, i.e. that which will be shown in charts and used by default. To do that, right click on the item in the list then select “Make preferred marriage”.
