How Many Ancestors Do You Have?

So, I actually found a cheat sheet for this! Wonderful to use. And I loved the idea of printing it out and laminating it, just to have for reference. But I didn't. (I can't steal someone else's cheat sheet!!)

But I wanted to be able to show you just how easy it is to determine how many ancestors you have. (There's no big mystery to it, really!)

Let's break this down:

HOW MANY ANCESTORS DO I HAVE

Parents = 2

Grandparents = 4

Great-Grandparents = 8

2nd Great-Grandparents = 16

3rd Great-Grandparents  = 32

4th Great-Grandparents  = 64

5th Great-Grandparents  = 128

6th Great-Grandparents = 256

7th Great-Grandparents = 512

8th Great-Grandparents = 1024

9th Great-Grandparents = 2048

10th Great-Grandparents = 4096

And ...I think you can figure it out from there!

I hope this helps make it a little easier for you to figure out. And yes....I give you my permission to print this out and laminate it if you want! Here's some great, easy laminate to use. These would be the perfect size for printing and laminating small items like this!