If you’re new to genealogy and family tree navigation, this guide from the team at EverPresent is the perfect starting point. It details all the names of each member of an extended and immediate family and maps out their connections and placements on a family tree. It’s the easiest way to get an example of how to build out your own family tree.
Start at the “self” marking and follow the paths to understand how generations are delineated. You’ll see that the best way to describe a great-great-great-great-great grandparent is to call them a “5th great grandparent”, certainly a more convenient term.
Many people are confused by their relation to a second or third cousin, but this graphic will help make the relation clearer. As for “once removed” terms, the chart does a great job of clearing up a confusing topic.
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