Write what you know about your ancestors on a pedigree chart illustrated below. Start with yourself (as no. 1). If you don't know exact dates and places, make a best estimate.

Recording Sheets

• Pedigree Chart:
  A chart that shows an individual's direct ancestors — parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so forth. A pedigree chart may contain birth, marriage, and death information.
  
  View and download Pedigree Chart
  
  
  
• Family Group Sheet:
  A printed form that lists a family parents and children. It lists information about dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. Also called a family group record.
  
  You will use the Family Group Sheet when you can identify everything about the family.
  
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