Pedigree Chart
A Pedigree Chart, also known as an Ancestor Chart, shows several generations in a family unit and includes the known vital information on each individual. This allows you to see at a glance what information you have on each generation before the first individual on the chart. Pedigree Charts are available in a variety of styles and sizes and can include an infinite number of generations, though the most common is the four-generation chart as it easily fits onto an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.
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A Pedigree Chart, to be useful in your research, should include for all individuals a line for birth date (b.) and place (p.), marriage date (m.) and place (p.), death date (d.) and place (p.). The marriage information will only appear on the husband’s information. The starting individual on the chart will also have a line for spouse name (sp.).
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