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Tem como localizar parentes vivos?
Gostaria de localizar parentes vivos para que eu possa conseguir ajuda com informações meu watsap (name and personal information removed for privacy)
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Henderson Troup born in 1820-1822 in Alabama
I need help finding Hendersons parents. He was enslaved in Monroe County Mississippi and had married Harriett Troup. In the 1870/1880 US census when asking about parents birthplace was in Virginia. He was enslaved by W.W Troup or W.A Troup in Monroe County Mississippi. I was able to find his children, but not his parents.
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Can I save pictures of sections of records?
Lets say I find a famous name on a record and a sentence accompanying that name that I want to remember… could I save a picture of it? or would that be illegal or unacceptable or something?
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Files show 'Something went wrong' on Fs
A few days ago I went to FS and made the mistake of clicking on the picture attached. Now when I'm working on my tree and try to bring up a file in sources a window pops up saying something went wrong' It doesn't happen on all the files but quite a few. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a way to turn off the…
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Assistance linking Robert David Early B 1779 D 18 August 1844 to Captain James Early
I am trying to find proof that Robert David Early B 1779 in Washington, Virginia, United States, his father, Captain James Early, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Bettie Thompson, was 27. He married Elizabeth Buchanan Dryden in December 1810, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son…
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How can someone become a volunteer FamilySearch Places editor with editing privileges?
I’m trying to find out whether FamilySearch currently has volunteer Places editors with editing privileges who are not service missionaries, and, if so, how someone can become one. I already use the public “Improve This Place” and “Suggest a New Place” options, so I’m not asking how to submit suggestions. My interest in…
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UPLOADER Tool has been Upgraded!
We invite you to check out the new upgrades to the Memories Uploader. Then share your feedback! You will see changes to the Uploader Tool when you select multiple memories to upload. You will see these changes when uploading memories in the Gallery as well as when uploading through the Memories Tab on a Person’s Page in…
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The starting point- using your spouse as the starting point when searching relatives
@Bruce Uebergang We have moved your post from User Trees Feedback to Family Tree so you can receive an answer. The previous post will be deleted. Brice said: There are times when we both have the same ancestor but without the ability to switch between the two of us then only one set of relationships are shown. Is it…
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