Ancestors/descendants

[melaniem68 at yahoo.com]

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No: HPFGUIDX C547
From: melaniem68
Subject: Ancestors/descendants
Reply To: [Yahoo! #546] same?
Date: 3/1/00 9:50 pm  (ET)

<<so its pretty much the same,
 ansestor - desendant spelling...
 grandparent - you...
 or the other way around....
 right..im totally confuzed.. >>


I'm not sure if I understood your question correctly, Sunchick. If I've
misunderstood, forgive me.

But, to (hopefully) clarify the ancestor/descendant question, they are
actually opposites.

Your anscestors are those who came before you in the family tree,
and from whom you are directly descended. So it includes your parents,
grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on into the past.

Your descendants (if any) is anyone who is (or will be) directly descended
from you. Example: your children, grand-children, great-grandchildren,
etc, and on into the future.

Brothers/sisters, aunts/uncles, cousins, nieces/nephews, etc. are neither
anscestors nor descendants.

I hope I've answered your question. Again, if I missed the point of it,
I apologize. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Melanie