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<br> | <br> See also [[United States, How to Find Genealogy Records]]<br> | ||
See also [[United States, How to Find Genealogy Records]]<br> | |||
The goal of descendancy research is to find the children (and spouses), grandchildren (and spouses), and so forth of an ancestral couple. Descendancy research starts farther back in time and moves toward the present. <br> | The goal of descendancy research is to find the children (and spouses), grandchildren (and spouses), and so forth of an ancestral couple. Descendancy research starts farther back in time and moves toward the present. <br> | ||
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*locate living descendants of ancestors for DNA testing purposes. | *locate living descendants of ancestors for DNA testing purposes. | ||
<br><br><br><br>[[Image:Mahala-mullins-cabin-porch-tn1.jpg|frame|right|280x230px | <br><br><br><br>[[Image:Mahala-mullins-cabin-porch-tn1.jpg|frame|right|280x230px]] | ||
== '''Value of Descendancy Research''' == | == '''Value of Descendancy Research''' == | ||
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'''More names per generation.''' One advantage of descendancy research is the potential number of names you could find. Most families have more than two children per couple. If all those children marry and have more than two children, there is a potential to find more relatives by descendancy research than in the same number of generations of pedigree research. However, to be fair, pedigree researchers also usually research the immediate children of each couple on their pedigree. In theory, assuming each generation has exactly four children who live, marry once, and have exactly four children, in three generations, pedigree researchers would find 42 relatives (counting spouses and immediate children), and descendancy researchers would find 106 relatives. With larger families the difference can increase dramatically. This way of counting names does not change the number of actual people who have lived—it only changes because of who you count as a relative. | '''More names per generation.''' One advantage of descendancy research is the potential number of names you could find. Most families have more than two children per couple. If all those children marry and have more than two children, there is a potential to find more relatives by descendancy research than in the same number of generations of pedigree research. However, to be fair, pedigree researchers also usually research the immediate children of each couple on their pedigree. In theory, assuming each generation has exactly four children who live, marry once, and have exactly four children, in three generations, pedigree researchers would find 42 relatives (counting spouses and immediate children), and descendancy researchers would find 106 relatives. With larger families the difference can increase dramatically. This way of counting names does not change the number of actual people who have lived—it only changes because of who you count as a relative. | ||
[[Image:Descendancy research 3.jpg|frame|left]] | [[Image:Descendancy research 3.jpg|frame|left|Descendancy research 3.jpg]] | ||
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'''Share Your Research.''' There are many ways to share. You could put up a genealogical web page, publish a genealogical magazine article, or publish a book, or contribute to a genealogical databases like the [[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Pedigree Resource File]]. | '''Share Your Research.''' There are many ways to share. You could put up a genealogical web page, publish a genealogical magazine article, or publish a book, or contribute to a genealogical databases like the [[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Pedigree Resource File]]. | ||
'''Conclusion''' 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. | '''Conclusion''' 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. | ||
== '''Related Content'''<br> == | == '''Related Content'''<br> == | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/descendancy-research/568 Descendancy Research] (40 minute online video) | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/descendancy-research/568 Descendancy Research] (40 minute online video) | ||
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*George D. Durrant, "[http://www.lds.org/ | *George D. Durrant, "[http://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/04/branching-out-on-your-family-tree?lang=eng Branching Out on Your Family Tree]," ''Ensign'', April 2007, 44-47. | ||
*Wiki Article, "[[Finding Genealogy Collections]]." | *Wiki Article, "[[Finding Genealogy Collections]]." | ||