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Chan790

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1. My great grandmother was Barbara (Pierce) Bush's cousin.

Reply to turtlerescue1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 12:26 AM

Jun 2012

Through that side of the family, I'm related directly by blood or marriage to three of the worst US presidents.

Franklin Pierce
George Herbert Walker Bush (by-marriage)
George Walker Bush (I'm unclear on how many distances this makes us as cousins if my great grandmother is his mother's cousin. 6, I think? 6th cousins?)

Edit: You just have to laugh about things like that. It's iike 6 degrees of

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This is so not funny, but am really trying to laugh! [View all] turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 OP

My great grandmother was Barbara (Pierce) Bush's cousin. Chan790 Jun 2012 #1

Maybe later, but right now turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #2