{"id":11471,"date":"2015-09-18T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=11471"},"modified":"2015-09-18T11:30:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T15:30:30","slug":"whats-a-third-cousin-anyway-genealogy-tutorial-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/whats-a-third-cousin-anyway-genealogy-tutorial-video.html","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s a Third Cousin Anyway? Genealogy Tutorial Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anaconda Standard<\/em> reported this interesting case in 1901 of one of George Washington\u2019s \u201cthird cousins\u201d who had fallen on hard times.<\/p>\n

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Anaconda Standard (Anaconda, Montana), 24 November 1901, page 14<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Per the news report, Miss Agnes Washington Fairchild, who was born in Fairfax, Virginia, had no means of support and had called on the \u201cSupervisor of the Outdoor Poor\u201d (now, that\u2019s a descriptive title) and the local New York City chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for help.<\/p>\n

Wait \u2013 \u201cthird cousin\u201d?
\nWhat exactly is that?<\/p>\n

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How can you easily see how cousin relationships are structured and named?<\/p>\n

Here are two handy genealogy tutorial videos from YouTube that will help you do just that.<\/p>\n

Watch \u201cWhat\u2019s a Second Cousin Once Removed?\u201d<\/p>\n