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Use the following guidelines:.   
Use the following guidelines:.   


*Find each family member in all the available censuses, registrations, and other records during their lifetimes. This may help narrow the number of years when certain events may have happened.
*If possible, find each family member in all the available censuses, registrations, and other records during their lifetimes. This may help narrow the number of years when certain events may have happened.


*When you are trying to find the next generation back (i.e. your grandfather's father or further), It may be good to allow a 20 to 40 year window prior to the last known ancestors birth.
*When you are trying to find the next generation back (i.e. your grandfather's father or further), It may be good to allow a 20 to 40 year window prior to the last known ancestors birth.
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