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Most pedigree charts use a numbering system. Number 1 is the person of reference. Number 2 is for the father, number 3 is for the mother, numbers 4-7 are for the grandparents, numbers 8-15 are for the great-grandparents, etc. Even numbers are used for the males and odd numbers for the females.
Each generation is doubled in regards to the number of ancestors.
- 1 Reference Person
- 2 Parents
- 4 Grandparents
- 8 Great-Grandparents
- 16 Great-Great-Grandparents
- 32 Great-Great-Great-Grandparents
Family group sheets provide fields for the name, birth date and place, marriage date and place, death date and place, and burial date and place. In addition, the family group sheet provides space to include occupation, military service, church affiliation, multiple marriages, and parents' names.
You may find blank forms online through Ancestry Library Edition or Cyndis List or any genealogy software program has the option to print family group sheets- Family reunions index