How To Delete An Ancestry Account? | Deleting Ancestry Account

Last updated on March 23rd, 2023 at 09:37 am

How To Delete Ancestry Account?

Ancestry is a very popular and one of the largest genealogy programs. But if you want to cancel your ancestry account then you can delete your ancestry account anytime by reading this post. In this post, you will get 9 simple steps on how to delete an account.

But before deleting an ancestry account you have to know what you can do with your family tree after deleting ancestry account. Apart from this, you can also cancel your ancestry membership at any time without deleting your account.

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If you have any concerns about your ancestry account security or privacy then please consider these options before deleting your Ancestry account.

Concerns With Ancestry Account

Security: change your password and block someone on Ancestry.

Payment Information: If you have some issue with payment then you can cancel your membership and go to a free registered guest account.

Family Trees: You can set your tree privacy as private or you can erase your family tree.

DNA: You can change your DNA display name, cancel a DNA invitation, or delete your DNA result.

After Deleting Your Ancestry Account What You Can Check

When you erase your ancestry account your all shared tree will be deleted from the ancestry. Ancestry deletes all your information permanently. You can’t share your tree.

Step By Step Process To Delete Ancestry Account

If you want to learn how to delete an ancestry account then please follow the given steps. After following the given 7 simple steps you can easily delete your ancestry account.

Here we give some steps with the images that can help you to delete your account. Please follow the given steps to delete an ancestry account.

• First, go to ancestry.com/secure/delete.
• Sign in with your Gmail id and password.

• It will show the subscriptions that you have and will be deleted with your account. Check the check box. 

• After that, it will show all the trees that will be deleted from your ancestry account. Here you again check the check box. 

• Then, it will come to your DNA testing results will be deleted. Check the check box and click on Next Step. 

• The next step shows consenting to the deletion of your account. After that, you will not be able to access your account or undo the deletion so be careful to do this task. After the next upcoming 30 days, your all data will be deleted from the ancestry.

• Do not close the box until you will enter the verification code from your email.
• Open your mail in the new tab and check the verification code that was sent by ancestry. 

• Paste the code into the verification box and click Delete account. 

After that, you will receive a final email confirming the deletion of your account. Your account will be deleted permanently.

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