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Originally Posted by rcarlton
Easy...his 3rd great-grandfather is my 6th great-grandfather. Subtract 3 from 6 to get the times removed.
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IOW the "times removed" number is the number of generations between you and the cousin inclusively. Your father's or mother's first cousin is your first cousin once removed, the first cousin of a grandparent is your first cousin twice removed and so on. The first cousin of my remote ancestor who came to America in 1640 is my first cousin eleven times removed (I think).