29 questions to ask to know everything (or almost) about your ancestors

Find 29 questions to ask yourself learning a lot about the life of your ancestors, their nearby circle and their place in the great history.

29 questions to ask to know everything (or almost) about your ancestors


It was the subject of our Advent 2022 calendar: encourage you to get out of the civil status in search of many information on your ancestors. 


Nous vous guidons, pour la plupart de ces questions avec un article détaillé. Découvrez également quelques questions bonus qui n’étaient pas dans notre calendrier de l’avent !



29 questions to retrace the life of your ancestors 


1- Where do your ancestors from your ancestors come from? 


2- What are the birth and baptism dates of your ancestors? 


3- Who were their parents? 


4- Who were their grandparents?


5- Who were the godparents of your ancestors? 


6- What was the religion of your ancestors? 


7- Were your ancestors noble? 


8- How to find the brothers and sisters of your ancestors? 


9- What was the school career of your ancestors? 


10- What were the professions of your ancestors?


11- What was the military past of your ancestors? 


12- Have your ancestors knew the war?


13- What did your ancestors look like? 


14- What are the dates and wedding places of your ancestors? 


15- Who were the witnesses to the main events in the life of your ancestors? 


16- Have your ancestors signed a marriage contract? 


17- What were the different places of life of your ancestors? 


18- How have the places of life of your ancestors in time have evolved? 


19- How to find the children of your ancestors? 


20- What language (s) were talking about your ancestors? 


21- Has one of your ancestors been involved in a news item? 


22- What was the place of your ancestors in the big story? 


23- Have your ancestors voted? 


24- Did your ancestors own?


25- Have your ancestors traveled? 


26- What are the death and burial dates of your ancestors? 


27- Have your ancestors left a succession? 


28- What can an inventory after death on our ancestors can teach us? 


29- In which cemeteries are your ancestors buried?



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