Looking at things when they are out of order only adds to the chaos.<\/p>\n
One good data organizational technique is to list every event in your ancestor’s life from their birth through their death. Viewing the chronology gives the researcher a nice overview of an individual’s life. This also makes it possible to see unaccounted time gaps and possible oversights in your research.<\/p>\n
A chronology is also an excellent framework from which to write an ancestral biography. This is especially true for those who would like to create a biography, but don’t think they are really “writers.”<\/p>\n
A chronology puts everything in sequence and sometimes can make inconsistencies a little easier to spot.<\/p>\n
Be certain to put the source for every item in your chronology.<\/p>\n