- ahnentafel, noun. A genealogical numbering system for listing a person’s direct ancestors in a fixed sequence of ascent (From German for ancestor table).
- ancestry, noun. Family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- bastardy, noun. The status of being born to parents who were not married.
- census, noun. An official count and description of the people living in a country, colony, state, county, township, or city; a periodic count of the population.
- circa, preposition. About, approximately(often preceding a date; abbreviated ca.)
- collateral (genealogy), noun and adjective. A member of a family but not in the direct line, such as an aunt, uncle, or cousin; descended from the same stock but by a different line.
- consort, noun. A husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
- emigrate, verb. To leave one’s country of residence to settle in another.
- family tree, noun. A diagram showing the relationship between people in several generations of a family.
- fan chart, noun. A type of family tree chart that begins with the subject in the middle bottom, and fans out in a half circle representing ancestors.
- graving, noun. The hobby of searching out specific graves for genealogical purposes, including the practice of photographing tombstones to post on genealogical web sites.
- haplogroup, noun (Genetics). A set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- haplotype, noun (Genetics). A combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together.
- immigrate, verb. To come into a new country to live permanently.
- intestate, adjective. Having made no valid will or not disposed of by a legal will.
- maternal, adjective. Related on the mother’s side.
- nonage, noun. The period of legal minority; any age prior to the legal age.
- once removed, adjective. One generation apart (also twice removed, two generations apart, etc.).
- paternal, adjective. Related on the father’s side.
- probate, noun, adjective, and verb. The official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court; of or relating to probate or a probate court; to establish the authenticity or validity of a will.
- progeny, noun. The immediate descendants of a person.
- sibling, noun and adjective. A brother or sister; of or relating to a brother or sister.
- stemma, noun. A recorded genealogy of a family; the descendants of one individual.
- widow, noun. A woman whose husband has died.
- widower, noun. A man whose wife has died.
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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Monday, October 05, 2020
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