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Free family tree maker?

Is there a free way to trace your ancestors online with no software or downloads, im not talking to far back just about 2 generations to see who you are related to that you dont know not cousins, uncles etc info u dont have 2 put in maybe 3-4 gens. back i want 2 know if im related to 2 of my firends, 1's moms maiden name was my last and my other's last is mine 2 thnx every1

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familytree.com ! =)
You should check ancestry.com, geneaology.com. familysearch.org
Geni.com is free, as well as a wonderful site.
the basic standard with genealogy is that info about LIVING persons is not online, since it violates their right to privacy. So, the real answer to what you are looking for, is no. Tracing ANCESTORS is not the same as finding live relatives. Ancestors are (mostly) dead, thus the records are open, for the most part. Ancestors are direct parents; grandparents, gr grandparents. CHILDREN of those ancestors (other than your parents) would be related, but not ancestors. You might find some of the living persons in things like obituaries of a grandparent. But, unless you are doing actual genealogy.. what you need is to talk to your parents and grandparents.
hmmm u said no downloads and no software.. That leaves a paper tree. you should be able to go to the library and make a copy of the forms out of a genealogy book, then just fill in the blanks with what is known in pencil, then verify it, Once it's verified then fill in the blanks in pen. It seems that, what you are looking for is a direct descendant tree, or direct ancestor tree. Two (2) generations = you and your parents, not much there that really requires much investigation or verification needed as you probably have your birth certificate and your parents have theirs, or a copy of them. Each level, including yourself is one generation. The direct descendant, or ancestor trees are typically 4 -5 generations per page. But you can always use scissors to cut off the generations you're not planning on using, or you can leave it as it for possible others in the family who may be interested in pursuing the ancestors.
My answer is lengthy and I apologize for that but I want to warn you of the advantages and the pitfalls of genealogy on the internet. We get your question many time a day. So I have cut and am pasting an answer. Websites that only have family trees are not worth a tinker's curse unless you are willing to verify the information with documents/records. They are subscriber submitted, very seldom documented and if they are they are poorly documented. You frequently will see the different info on the same people from different subscribers. Then you will see the absolute same info on the same people from different subscribers but you would be very foolish if you thought for one moment that that means it is correct. A lot of people copy without verifying. The information can be useful as clues only as to where to get the documentation. Right before Christmas of 2008, I found out I was dead. So was my sister and my brother-in-law. We died in New Jersey. Since the only time my sister and I were ever in New Jersey is when our family drove through it coming from New York in 1957. It was the same year Hurricane Audrey hit in our part of the world. Hey! we had been dead for 51 years. It says so on the internet. It has to be right if it is on the internet! I found out that family on both sides married and died in New Jersey. Since my ancestry is mostly southern American colonial with some exceptions and those exceptions came in through southern ports, I was surprised. This tree would have been accepted by any genealogy website. You can make up an entirely fictitious family tree and it will be accepted. You disagree with something someone has on one of your family members, the websites will tell you that it is between you and the other subscriber. Now the best for the total amount of records online isn't free but your public library might have a subscription to it. That is Ancestry.Com. Still be careful about the information in their family trees. CyndisList.com is a website with links to many other websites, some free and some not. Many people involved in genealogy find it helpful. Not all records are online but the ones you will find will save you time and money traveling to courthouses, libraries etc. However your first free source is your own family. Get information from them. Tape your senior members if they will let you. People who do this state they go back and listen to the tape again after doing research and hear things they didn't hear the first time around. I am not saying they won't be confused or wrong on some things. Find out if anybody in your family has any old family bibles. Ask to see and make copies of birth, marriage and death certificates. Depending on the religious faith, baptismal, first communion, confirmation and marriage certificates from their church can be helpful. A good free source is a Family History Center at a Latter Day Saints(Mormon) Church. They have records on people all over the world, not just Mormons. In Salt Lake City, they have the world's largest genealogical collection. Their FHCs can order microfilm for you to view at a nominal fee. They won't try to convert you, at least they haven't done so to me or anyone else that I know. Just call the nearest Mormon Church or visit their free website, FamilySearch.org, to get their hours for the general public. Rootsweb and FamilySearch.org are 2 free sites but remember verify information in family trees with documents/records. If you don't you don't know whether it is accurate or not.
The only people you are related to at the two generation level are your parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles, so that part of your question doesn't make sense. In fact, until you have children, the only people you will be related to at the TWELVE generation level will be cousins, brothers, sisters, parents, aunts and uncles. Some will be great, or 10th, or removed, but that's all the relations you have. "Old Army Buddy", "Cat who sleeps on my head every night" and "BFF" don't really count in genealogy. It is hard to answer unclear questions. Doesn't stop us from trying, but it is hard. There is a chance you can find something. Go to http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi It is free and doesn't require a download. Scroll past the ad. The ads rotate. Some ask for a name, some don't. The ones that do confuse people. Enter your grandfather's last name where it says "Surname". Enter your grandmother's maiden name where is says "Spouse". (Maiden name is her last name when she was a child.) Click on "Search". Try it once for your grandparents on your father's side, once for your mother's side. Don't mix them up, because your father's father married your father's mother. If you put your father's father and your mother's mother, it won't work. Your chances are better with all 8 of your great grandparents, if you know their names, or if you can ask your parents what their names were. If you get a hit, with the first names "Living", you may have found your grandparents. You may just have found a coincidence. If you get a hit, you can sometimes find their ancestors and descendants. Descendants means children and grandchildren. Their given names and all details (birth date, marriage date, regiment served in . . .) will all be blank. You can write to the people who have the data and ask questions. They may be willing to forward messages. They may not know the individuals they have listed, and if they do they may not know current addresses. Write to me if you like, explaining what you really want, using your very best grammar and the shift key. I'll write back explaining what I don't understand about your question. After two to six exchanges we may get you a good answer to your real question. I am insufferably arrogant and a stickler for proper English, but infinitely patient.
Go to your public library. Look up "Family Tree" magazine, it is loaded with sites that offer free access along with many helpful hints. Good Luck to you, I was able to get back several generations with the help I found in the magazine. Maggie