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Errors to Beware in Burke's Peerage

False Ancestors - Grafting Family Trees

Article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG.

FamilySearch Wiki - Fraudulent Genealogies

FamilySearch Wiki - Fraudulent Genealogies

Fraudulent Lineages

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Genealogy Frauds

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GenealogyMagazine.com - Watch Out for Fake Family Trees

Many ancient, illustrious family trees are in need of pruning, if not chopping down. Fraudulent genealogies make their way into books which sit on library shelves, waiting to deceive a new, unsuspecting generation of genealogists.

Gustav Anjou - Wikipedia

Horn Papers - Wikipedia

The Horn Papers were a genealogical hoax consisting of forged historical records for the northeastern United States for the period from 1765 to 1795.

More Fraudulent Lineages

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Phony baron swindled early Arizona residents | Arizona Sonora News Service