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Genealogy TermsAAncestor - A person from whom one is descended.Ancestry - Descent or lineage. Aunt - The sister of one's father or mother; the wife of one's uncle. BBrother - A male sharing the same parents; a male sibling.Brother-in-law - The husband of one's sister; the brother of one's husband or wife. CChild - A son or daughter. Cousin (first cousin) - People who have the same grandparents, but not the same parents. Cross cousin - A cousin who is the child of one's mother's brother or one's father's sister. DDaughter - Female child. Daugher-in-law - The wife of one's son. Double cousins - Cousins that share both sets of grandparents. FFather - A male parent. Father-in-law - The father of one's husband or wife. First cousin (cousin) - People who have the same grandparents, but not the same parents. GGenealogy - A record or table of ancestory; study of one's ancestry. Given name - Name given to a person at birth or baptism; one's first and middle names. Grandchild - The child of one's son or daughter; grandson or granddaughter. Granddaughter - The daughter of one's child. Grandfather - The father of one's father or mother. Grandmother - The mother of one's father or mother. Grandnephew - The grandson of a brother or sister. Grandniece - The granddaughter of a brother or sister. Grandparent - A parent of one's mother or father; grandfather or grandmother. Grandson - The son of one's child. Great-grandfather - The father of one's grandfather or grandmother. Great-grandmother - The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother. Great-grandparent - A parent of one's grandfather or grandmother. HHalf-brother - A male sharing one parent, but not both. Half-sister - A female sharing one parent, but not both. IIllegitimate - Born to a mother who was not married to the child's father. In-law - A relative by marriage. LLate - Deceased. Lineage - Ancestry; direct descent from a specific ancestor. MMaternal - Of or pertaining to a mother. Mother - A female parent. Mother-in-law - The mother of one's husband or wife. NNephew - The son of a brother or sister. Niece - The daughter of a brother or sister. PParent - One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. Paternal - Of or pertaining to a father. Pedigree - A line of ancestors; family tree; lineage. RRemoved - A generational difference. Once removed being one generation, twice removed two generations etc. SSecond cousin - People who have the same great-grandparents, but not the same grandparents. Sibling - Someone sharing the same parents; one's brother or sister. Sister - A female sharing the same parents; a female sibling. Sister-in-law - The wife of one's brother; the sister of one's husband or wife. Son - Male child. Son-in-law - The husband of one's daughter. Step relative - A relative by subsequent marriage. Surname - Last name; family name. TThird cousin - People who have the same great-great-grandparents, but not the same great-grandparents. UUncle - The brother of one's father or mother; the husband of one's aunt.
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