Christopher COLT
Trace the direct ancestral line through parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Select any linked ancestor for the full genealogy record.
What is a Pedigree Chart?
A pedigree chart is a genealogy map of your direct-line ancestors. It begins with one person and branches backward through parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and earlier generations.
The chart is intentionally concise. Names, birth information, and death information are emphasized so relationships can be understood at a glance. Blank spaces are useful too, because they show exactly where more research is needed.
Pedigree charts work especially well alongside Family Group Sheets. The pedigree chart shows the direct ancestral path, while the Family Group Sheet gives more detail about each couple and their children.
Direct Ancestors
Four-generation pedigree
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Christopher COLT (b. 30 August 1780, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 April 1850, Hartford, Connecticut, USA) |
Benjamin COLT (b. 1738, Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook) d. 30 August 1781, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA) |
Benjamin COLT (b. April 1698, Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook) d. 4 October 1754, Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook)) |
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| Miriam HARRIS (b. 1700, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony) d. 30 July 1765, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA) |
Thomas HARRIS (b. 30 May 1657, Middletown, Connecticut, USA d. , ) |
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| Merrian WILLEY (b. 1 November 1677, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 20 April 1720, Dutchess County, New York, USA) |
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Lucretia ELY (b. 21 November 1738, Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook) d. 3 March 1826, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA) |
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