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Which people from history are your direct ancestors?

Not distant cousins. Not connections through marriage. Discover the kings, pioneers, founders, and remarkable people who sit directly in your family line.

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Late sixteenth-century painted portrait of King Edward III in crown and ermine-trimmed robes

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Edward III of England

Your 20th-great-grandparent

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Rememberkin compares your direct family line with a carefully built catalog of historical people, then follows verified ancestors deeper into the tree when it finds a promising connection.

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Each confirmed direct ancestor shows the exact family line connecting you.

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