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On my family tree there are two separate individuals who are the same person. Is there any way to combine these two?

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@JohnKitchener JohnKitchener​ 

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John

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Short Answer: 'Yes'.

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But ...

That said ...

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FYI

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We DO NOT have 'Our' OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch.

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Let me explain ...

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We ONLY have "Branches", that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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"Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' is NOT like "Ancestry_com" or the like.

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We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' like other "Websites"; and/or, 'standalone' personal programmes.

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We do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, the "Deceased" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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"Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any registered User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'.

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Now ...

That said ...

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You can certainly "Merge"/"Combine" any "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' with another "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch', regardless of who the User/Patron was that initially created those "Deceased" individuals/persons; as, they DO NOT reside with the User/Patron who initially created them - they are "Public".

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If fact, you can ONLY see "Deceased" individuals/persons in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'; except, with this 'rider', that you can ALSO only see "Living" individual/person in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch' that YOU created; as, they reside in your "Private Spaces".

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Here are some "Knowledge Articles" in 'FamilySearch':

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How do I decide if two records in Family Tree are about the same person?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Overview-and-Important-Guidelines-for-Merging&lang=en_US

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How do I merge possible duplicates in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Merging-Duplicate-Records-in-Family-Tree-1381814853391&lang=en_US

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How do I merge duplicates in Family Tree by ID?

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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I hope this helps.

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Brett

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