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genealogy

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An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.

Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor; pedigree; lineage.

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A genealogy of the Essex royal house was prepared in Wessex in the 9th century. Source: Internet

Any woman who is interested in learning about American history, researching her genealogy, participating in service projects and desire to preserve our past for future generations – this presentation is for you. Source: Internet

Besides his family, some of the things he also enjoyed in life were shuffleboard, genealogy, writing, camping, woodworking, antique automobiles and gardening. Source: Internet

Bede, Ecclesiastical History, Book II, Ch. 5, from Sherley-Price's translation, p. 112. An alternative form of this genealogy, found in the Historia Brittonum among other places, reverses the position of Octa and Oisc in the lineage. Source: Internet

Dan Seeman is a 1979 graduate of Arlington-Green Isle High School, and thus knowledgeable in the genealogy of those smallish prairie towns south of the Twin Cities. Source: Internet

Anthony Splendora found her literary genealogy among other archetypally fallen but redeemed women, both historic and mythic. Source: Internet

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