Ancestor Hunt.Ancestor ANCESTOR, descents. One who has preceded another in a direct line of descent; an ascendant. In the common law, the word is understood as well of the immediate parents, as, of these that are higher; as may appear by the statute 25 Ed. III. De natis ultra mare, and so in the statute of 6 R. Hunt Nancy Shepherdson Franklin Watts 90 Old Sherman Turnpark, Danbury CT 06816 0531154548 $29.50 www.scholastic.com Plenty of genealogy genealogy (jē'nēŏl`əjē, –ăl`–, jĕ–), the study of family lineage. Genealogies have existed since ancient times. titles are written with adult searchers in mind, but few provide the middle school child with tips on how to trace a family ancestry an·ces·try n. pl. an·ces·tries 1. Ancestral descent or lineage. 2. Ancestors considered as a group. [Middle English auncestrie, alteration (influenced by . Start a family tree easily with Nancy Shepherdson's Ancestor Hunt: Finding Your Family Online, which begins with online Internet basics on how to search web sites, uncover links, and analyze information for accuracy. Hints tell how to avoid common research mistakes, with chapters blending charts and black and white illustrations with a dose of humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was . |
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