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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; ...
Sub-categories
- Family ancestry (1996)