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Louis1895

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4. The intent of the shirt

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 05:01 PM

Jun 2018

is to imply that the two of them did their genealogy and discovered they are distant cousins with a common ancestor back several generations.

This is not an uncommon occurrence.

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Um, Are People Really Signing Up For This? [View all] jberryhill Jun 2018 OP

well, it might be good to make sure you aren't first cousins in some areas of the country... hlthe2b Jun 2018 #1

brother cousin? mikeysnot Jun 2018 #2

is that a "thing?" hlthe2b Jun 2018 #3

The intent of the shirt Louis1895 Jun 2018 #4

Just about everyone in the US who had British ancestors here before 1776 is related htuttle Jun 2018 #7

Also had direct descendants in Salem during the witch trials. In fact my 10th Fla Dem Jun 2018 #8

You're related to my wife, lol htuttle Jun 2018 #9

I've read that before, but there are different thoughts on that Here's one. Fla Dem Jun 2018 #15

Wow, that's a fascinating family history! smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #11

Just start by googling your mothers name or the oldest ancestor you know about. Fla Dem Jun 2018 #16

Does ancestry.com also let you do family trees for your past lives? jberryhill Jun 2018 #13

So, it's a dating site now? jberryhill Jun 2018 #12

In Iceland, population 320,000, they have everybody's DNA The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #5

No. demmiblue Jun 2018 #6

Ancestry results --- seems my grandparents did a lot of sleeping around. 3Hotdogs Jun 2018 #10

I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap. miyazaki Jun 2018 #14