FamilySearch Tree - Discover family history

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Discover the fun in uncovering your family's past with the FamilySearch Tree app. Easily add, edit, and share your ancestors' stories from anywhere. Connect with relatives, explore heritage through maps, and more, all synced with the FamilySearch website. It's genealogy at your fingertips!

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Completing Tasks on the FamilySearch Tree Mobile App

Completing Tasks in the FamilySearch App

Descendants with Tasks. From an ancestor’s person page, select the menu with three dots from the top right corner. Then tap Descendants with Tasks. This will load a page that lists all potential record matches for that person’s descendants. You can expand your results by using the drop-down menu to display three, four, or five generations of descendants.Tip: This feature works best with people who were born in or before the 1830s.

How to Review and Attach Records

Once you select a blue record hint icon from one of the three places listed above, you’ll see a screen that shows all available record hints for that person.

To attach a record to your ancestor’s FamilySearch profile, follow these steps:

1. Choose a record hint from the list, and then tap Review to get more details and make sure that it is a good match for your ancestor.

2. Compare the information from the record (left column) to your ancestor’s information (right column) and make sure everything looks correct. If there are multiple people listed on the record, tap the paper clip icon to expand and verify details for each individual.

1. Add any new information from the record by tapping the + symbol. (This could include dates, places, or family members not yet listed in your tree.)

2. If you decide that the record is a match, explain how you reached that conclusion under “Reason to Attach Source,” and then tap Attach to add it to your ancestor’s profile.

3. If the information from the record doesn’t match your ancestor’s profile, select Not a Match to dismiss the record and continue reviewing other record hints.

Completing tasks is an easy way to connect with your ancestors and fill in your family tree. And remember, the more records you attach to your tree, the more record hints FamilySearch will be able to find for you. So the next time you have a minute to spare, grab your phone and find out what records are waiting to be added to your tree—you’ll be amazed by the difference you can make in just a short amount of time.