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Ancestry/Genealogy

bucolic_frolic

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1. I trust the old family trees done by real genealogists of their day

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2023, 04:08 PM

Feb 2023

Any tree from about 1900 onward could be suspect. Many trees they showed me were just mix and match and had no basis in the reality of the ancestors I've met, records I've documented.

Btw, one of my family lines is descended from John Howland's bro. It was a small world back then.

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I just reactivated Ancestry to brush up my family tree a bit. Got a few shockers [View all] NewHendoLib Feb 2023 OP

I trust the old family trees done by real genealogists of their day bucolic_frolic Feb 2023 #1

Agreed. NewHendoLib Feb 2023 #2

I did some genealogy. I was able to totally disprove some supposed ancestry applegrove Feb 2023 #3

Yes, it is an endless exercise in digging! NewHendoLib Feb 2023 #4

I'm 74 y/o And Finally Getting Interested In Exploring My Family Tree.... global1 Feb 2023 #5

One way to get started TuxedoKat Feb 2023 #14

It is so much fun to find out who are ancestors are, going way back. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #6

You should remember though SCantiGOP Feb 2023 #7

Ha! Hell, they were Puritans! NewHendoLib Feb 2023 #8

But they "bundled" as sleeping arrangements back then Hestia Feb 2023 #13

DNA sometimes proves them correct Doc Sportello Feb 2023 #9

I'd be interested in past life regression..... Karadeniz Feb 2023 #10

My sister and I did a lot on our tree.... QED Feb 2023 #11

I always wonder how accurate these commercial ancestry companies are? mitch96 Feb 2023 #12