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== '''Risks of Descendancy Research''' == | == '''Risks of Descendancy Research''' == | ||
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== '''Doing Descendancy Research'''<br> == | |||
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'''Preparing''' | === '''Preparing''' === | ||
Fill in a pedigree chart, or locate a pedigree chart for your family. This chart will provide some dates and places to help you get started. <br><br> | Fill in a pedigree chart, or locate a pedigree chart for your family. This chart will provide some dates and places to help you get started. <br><br> | ||
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The process of searching for the descendants of your ancestors is the same as the process for finding direct-line ancestors: | The process of searching for the descendants of your ancestors is the same as the process for finding direct-line ancestors: | ||
* | * Step 1: Choose a Family to Start With | ||
Step 1: Choose a Family to Start With | |||
* | * Step 2: Collect Previous Research | ||
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* | * Step 3: Consult Additional Sources | ||
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* Step 4: Compile What You Have Learned | |||
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'''''Step 1: Choose a Family to Start With''''' | '''''Step 1: Choose a Family to Start With''''' | ||
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''— For additional search tips, go to the help section of the search engine.'' | ''— For additional search tips, go to the help section of the search engine.'' | ||
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<br> '''Quick Reference Chart 1 – Where to Look for Previous Research''' | |||
'''Quick Reference Chart 1 – Where to Look for Previous Research''' | |||
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'''Census records.''' Many governments have taken regular censuses of their citizens. In the United States, these censuses have taken place every decade since 1790. Many census records are available in a digital, searchable format. If you have census records available, you should search them for a record of your family. This record will guide the rest of your research by placing your family in a particular place at a specific time. Census records can be searched free of charge at any Church family history center with an Internet connection. | '''Census records.''' Many governments have taken regular censuses of their citizens. In the United States, these censuses have taken place every decade since 1790. Many census records are available in a digital, searchable format. If you have census records available, you should search them for a record of your family. This record will guide the rest of your research by placing your family in a particular place at a specific time. Census records can be searched free of charge at any Church family history center with an Internet connection. | ||
'''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>Starting in 1850, U.S. census records listed the names of each person living in the household. This census and those that followed are an effective resource for finding the names of an entire household.</nowiki> | '''''Expert Tip<nowiki>:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>Starting in 1850, U.S. census records listed the names of each person living in the household. This census and those that followed are an effective resource for finding the names of an entire household.</nowiki> | ||
Here are some hints for searching through census records: | Here are some hints for searching through census records: | ||
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If you do not know when or where your ancestor died, you may be able to find this information in the Social Security Death Index at '''[http://www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov]''' for ancestors who lived and worked in the United States. The index lists names of deceased individuals from the mid-1960s to the present. It provides the date an ancestor was born, when the person died, and where the person resided at the time of death. This index only includes individuals who had a social security number in the United States. | If you do not know when or where your ancestor died, you may be able to find this information in the Social Security Death Index at '''[http://www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov www.socialsecuritydeathindex.gov]''' for ancestors who lived and worked in the United States. The index lists names of deceased individuals from the mid-1960s to the present. It provides the date an ancestor was born, when the person died, and where the person resided at the time of death. This index only includes individuals who had a social security number in the United States. | ||
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<br> '''Quick Reference Chart 2 – Records to Consult''' | |||
'''Quick Reference Chart 2 – Records to Consult''' | |||
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'''<br>Conclusion''' | '''<br>Conclusion''' | ||
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Finding the descendants of your ancestors can be rewarding. This approach to family history research will help you find hundreds of relatives you would have missed had you focused your research only on your ancestors. It might also provide the clues and information you need to get past dead ends in your search for ancestors. Descendancy research will help you locate living relatives you didn’t know about. You can collaborate with living relatives and share the workload with others. Learning about the children, grandchildren, and even the great-grandchildren of your ancestors gives you a more complete picture of your family. | Finding the descendants of your ancestors can be rewarding. This approach to family history research will help you find hundreds of relatives you would have missed had you focused your research only on your ancestors. It might also provide the clues and information you need to get past dead ends in your search for ancestors. Descendancy research will help you locate living relatives you didn’t know about. You can collaborate with living relatives and share the workload with others. Learning about the children, grandchildren, and even the great-grandchildren of your ancestors gives you a more complete picture of your family. | ||
[[Category:United_States]] | [[Category:United_States]] | ||