Barbara,
You must work from the known to the unknown. It appears that you have entered data that was not verified as your line. (there are no known "pretzel charts"). Start with yourself and work backwards one generation at a time. If you cannot verify a person as being in your line, do not enter that person until you can. This is known as a brickwall. Until you can prove a link to the past it is pure fiction.
Hope this helps.
Lewis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Zack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 3:13 PM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Best Reports/Charts/Views for a Convoluted Ancestry
I am deeply confused by my apparent ancestry and could use some suggestions on using Legacy to clarify the picture for me. I have several families that intermarried and pretty much every woman is named Marie. Between the duplicate names and the criss-crossing marriages, I'm having a difficult time seeing the big picture. The mess started when I discovered that I'm a direct descendant through both wives of an ancestor born in 1613.
Francois Gautreau - 10th great-grandfather 1st wife: Marie Unknown - 10th great-grandmother - Marie Gautreau Potet - 9th GGM 2nd wife: Edmee LeJeune - 10th great-grandmother - Marie Gautreau Theriault - 9th GGM
The two lines merge at my 5th great-parents. Before and after this generation, I have some uncles marrying neices and other joins which make my tree more like a pretzel.
I suspect this is probably not an uncommon scenario, so would those with a similar situation please point me to any Legacy feature that will help me get a better handle on this.
Thanks!
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