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Genealogy

The study of families and family history.

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widower

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A man whose wife has died; particularly such a man who has not yet remarried.

redemptioner

Genealogy; Family ancestry

An immigrant to the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant.

deed

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A signed and usually sealed instrument containing some legal transfer, bargain, or contract.

domesday

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A written record of a survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror in 1066. William was an attempting to register the landed wealth of the country in a systematic fashion ...

cluster genealogy

Genealogy; Family ancestry

The study of family ancestry as part of a group, or cluster, of relatives, friends and neighbors and associates. The cluster approach can help find (or confirm) details that might ...

abstract

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A summary of a particular record or document with only the most important information from the original document; may be used instead of original documents in genealogical ...

genealogy

Genealogy; Family ancestry

1. The science or study of family descent 2. A chart or recorded history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors 3. Descent from an ancestor; pedigree; ...

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