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Genealogy

The study of families and family history.

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Genealogy; Family ancestry

Process by which persons are counted for purposes of a census.

cousin

Genealogy; Family ancestry

1. The son or daughter of ones uncle or aunt 2. A collateral relative more distant than a brother or sister, but descended from a common ancestor.

pedigree chart

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A report showing an individual along with parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. For a specified number of generations.

baptism

Genealogy; Family ancestry

The ceremony or sacrament of admitting a person into Christianity or a specific Christian church by dipping the person in water or pouring or sprinkling water on them;.

gazetteer

Genealogy; Family ancestry

An alphabetically organized book describing the names and places of a particular region.

last name

Genealogy; Family ancestry

The last name is the part of a name that defines the meaning and history of the person. The last name is the word followed by the given name at birth; this word is inherited from ...

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