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Consanguinity Chart - A chart for figuring relationships
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Soundex
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Consanguinity Chart
For a true "relationship" to exist, there must be an ancestor who is common to both individuals.

Let us suppose that you have a grandson of that common ancestor and you want to know that grandson's relationship to a great-granddaughter. Go across to the second generation (Grandson or daughter) and then down to the third generation (Great Grandson or Daughter), the resulting relationship is 'First Cousin Once Removed.'

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Common Ancestor	Son or Daughter	Grandson or Daughter	Great Grandson or Daughter	2nd Great Grandson or Daughter	3rd Great Grandson or Daughter	4th Great Grandson or Daughter	5th Great Grandson or Daughter	6th Great Grandson or Daughter
1	Son or Daughter	Siblings (Brother or Sister)	Uncle or Aunt	Great/Grand Uncle or Aunt	2nd Great/Grand Uncle or Aunt	3rd Great/Grand Uncle or Aunt	4th Great/Grand Uncle or Aunt	5th Great/Grand Uncle or Aunt	6th Great/Grand Uncle or Aunt
2	Grandson or Daughter	Nephew or Niece	First Cousin	First Cousin Once Removed	First Cousin Twice Removed	First Cousin Three Times Removed	First Cousin Four Times Removed	First Cousin Five Times Removed	First Cousin Six Times Removed
3	Great Grandson or Daughter	Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Once Removed	Second Cousin	Second Cousin Once Removed	Second Cousin Twice Removed	Second Cousin Three Times Removed	Second Cousin Four Times Removed	Second Cousin Five Times Removed
4	2nd Great Grandson or Daughter	Great Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Twice Removed	Second Cousin Once Removed	Third Cousin	Third Cousin Once Removed	Third Cousin Twice Removed	Third Cousin Three Times Removed	Third Cousin Four Times Removed
5	3rd Great Grandson or Daughter	2nd Great Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Three Times Removed	Second Cousin Twice Removed	Third Cousin Once Removed	Fourth Cousin	Fourth Cousin Once Removed	Fourth Cousin Twice Removed	Fourth Cousin Three Times Removed
6	4th Great Grandson or Daughter	3rd Great Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Four Times Removed	Second Cousin Three Times Removed	Third Cousin Twice Removed	Fourth Cousin Once Removed	Fifth Cousin	Fifth Cousin Once Removed	Fifth Cousin Twice Removed
7	5th Great Grandson or Daughter	4th Great Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Five Times Removed	Second Cousin Four Times Removed	Third Cousin Three Times Removed	Fourth Cousin Twice Removed	Fifth Cousin Once Removed	Sixth Cousin	Sixth Cousin Once Removed
8	6th Great Grandson or Daughter	5th Great Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Six Times Removed	Second Cousin Five Times Removed	Third Cousin Four Times Removed	Fourth Cousin Three Times Removed	Fifth Cousin Twice Removed	Sixth Cousin Once Removed	Seventh Cousin

Charts, Records and Forms
Charts and Records can be downloaded from the PBS series Ancestors website Charts and Records Page.

Another good resource, with forms that you can download, is Family Tree Magazine.

Soundex
Turn your surname into its corresponding phonetic code, known as Soundex, using Family Tree Magazine Soundex Code Generator.

Minnesota Place Names
On the Minnesota Historical Society website - A Geographical Encyclopedia.

Calendars, holidays and date calculators
Calculators.

This page last updated January 15, 2009

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