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How do I delete a duplicate record for my mother? One of them has all the correct info and shows he

User15904196511644710510
User15904196511644710510
May 25, 2020 edited February 10, 2021 in Family Tree
How do I delete a duplicate record for my mother? One of them has all the correct info and shows her as deceased, the other shows her (incorrectly) as living with partial, limited connection info.
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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 25, 2020

    you normally would not be deleting - rather doing a record MERGE

    see:

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Using-the-FIND-feature-to-find-possible-duplicates-in-Family-Tree&lang=en

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  • JeffWiseman
    JeffWiseman ✭✭✭
    May 25, 2020

    Note that before you merge the two records for the same person, you will first need to change the living record to deceased. Otherwise I believe that the merge will not be allowed.

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 25, 2020

    Yes sorry I missed that

    yes - edit the living one to make them deceased.

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