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SteveBurgess
SteveBurgess ✭
February 14, 2022 edited February 14, 2022 in Family Tree

How do you remove a duplicate entry?

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  • LGPreston
    LGPreston mod
    February 14, 2022 edited February 14, 2022 Answer ✓

    Hello @SteveBurgess are you referring to duplicates in family tree? If so, you would want to perform a ‘merge’. This would give you the opportunity to combine the information of both entries. The article below explains how you would go about it 😀.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-merge-possible-duplicates-in-family-tree

    You may also find these other articles useful.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-decide-if-two-records-in-family-tree-are-about-the-same-person
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-happens-to-sources-memories-notes-and-the-life-sketch-in-family-tree-after-a-merge

    Hope this helps 😀

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