What is an ancestor?

A person from whom you are descended.

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  1. A person you will meet in the future
  2. A person from whom you are descended ✔
  3. A person who studies rocks

Why: An ancestor is someone in your past from whom you descend, like a grandparent.

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Ancestors really are the roots of the family tree!
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Answer: A person from whom you are descended. An ancestor is someone in your past from whom you descend, like a grandparent.

  1. Scouting America: Genealogy www.scouting.org/merit-badges/genealogy
    Discovering your ancestors back through history is what genealogy is all about.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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