FHGEN 120 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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FHGEN 120 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers
Why did the United States establish the probate process? - Answer-To transfer a decedent's property to his legal representative, in order to be distributed among the decedent's heirs.
Probate records are typically available much earlier than...
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FHGEN 120 Final Exam Questions
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Why did the United States establish the probate process? - Answer-To transfer a
decedent's property to his legal representative, in order to be distributed among the
decedent's heirs.
Probate records are typically available much earlier than birth, marriage, and death
records - Answer-True
Why did the United States begin recording land records? - Answer-To establish the
ownership of a tract of land and protect the rights of land owners.
From what was United States property law derived? - Answer-English common law
What is the term to describe an inheritance law that required an entire estate to be
passed to the eldest son? - Answer-Primogeniture
What is the term used to describe a "woman alone" when appearing in legal
documents? - Answer-Femme sole
What is a Genealogical Database? - Answer-Any collection of information that is
organized for rapid search and easy retrieval
What is the raw data that Genealogists hope to find when they search a database? -
Answer-Names, places, or significant events
Which of the following are reference sources? Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps, Handbooks,
Registers, Dictionaries - Answer-All of the Above
Which of the following reference sources from wiki.rootsweb.com contains a list of every
state in the United States and which records are available from the state? Red Book:
American State, County, and Town Sources; The Source: A Guidbook to American
Genealogy - Answer-Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
True or false: Maps are important to use in genealogical research. - Answer-True
Local & county histories may reference: - Answer-* early settlers
* local soldiers who served in wars
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