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Here's a new Ancestry feature I'm exploring: Tree Compare, now in beta. I discovered it while looking at some ancestor-in-laws such as Alice Hopperton, who was the second wife of my husband's grandfather.Of course I don't rely on any online tree as a quote fact unquote. But trees often have great clues such as family photos and record sources that I can examine and evaluate to determine relevancy and then follow up if I wish.As shown, Alice is "found in 10+ Ancestry trees" and with one click, I was able to begin comparing Alice on those trees with Alice on my tree.Using Tree Compare, my tree is on the right and another tree for comparison is on the left. (I obscured info for privacy.) When info is similar or identical on the other tree, Ancestry adds a "similar" label, as you can see on the tree at left. The comparison also shows the name and the owner of the other tree. That's helpful because I've already seen many of these trees and sometimes I recognize the tree name or the owner's…

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