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Genealogy

The study of families and family history.

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Genealogy > Family ancestry

descendant

Genealogy; Family ancestry

A person who is an offspring, however remote, of a certain ancestor or family.

collateral ancestor

Genealogy; Family ancestry

An ancestor not in the direct line of ascent, but of the same ancestral family.

ancestry

Genealogy; Family ancestry

1. Family descent or lineage 2. Ancestors collectively.

accredited genealogist (AG)

Genealogy; Family ancestry

The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists, internationally recognized as ICAPGenSM, administers the Accreditation Program. The Accreditation ...

ancestral

Genealogy; Family ancestry

Of or inherited from an ancestor or ancestors.

executor

Genealogy; Family ancestry

The individual who carries out the instructions and provisions of a will.

stepparent

Genealogy; Family ancestry

The person who has married one's parent after the death or divorce of the other parent's stepmother or stepfather.

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