Modern Celebrities With History-Making Ancestors
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Date: 2024-01-05
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jessicamiller3792
My 8th great aunt is Kerenhappuch Norman, who is a legit badass. I definitely recommend reading about her. She took part in the Revolutionary War in her 50s and 60s as a courier of letters between the American forces. But she's most known for the time her son and grandson got gravely wounded in a battle, and she, a 50-60-year-old, rode a horse through hostile territory to provide aid. Apparently, she found her grandson on the Guilford battlefield and nursed him back to health. She rigged a bucket of water from the rafters of a cabin to allow water to drip on her relative's wound to eliminate infection. She went on to organize the hospital corps. I also got two 12 great-grandfathers from the Mayflower. Christopher Jones and Constance Hopkins.
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My 8th great aunt is Kerenhappuch Norman, who is a legit badass. I definitely recommend reading about her. She took part in the Revolutionary War in her 50s and 60s as a courier of letters between the American forces. But she's most known for the time her son and grandson got gravely wounded in a battle, and she, a 50-60-year-old, rode a horse through hostile territory to provide aid. Apparently, she found her grandson on the Guilford battlefield and nursed him back to health. She rigged a bucket of water from the rafters of a cabin to allow water to drip on her relative's wound to eliminate infection. She went on to organize the hospital corps. I also got two 12 great-grandfathers from the Mayflower. Christopher Jones and Constance Hopkins.
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weird_history
I ve been working on my family tree for about 5 yrs now and am back to the 1200s on both sides and it is absolutely amazing all of the well known royals and other famous people that are on my tree. The first thing I learned was if you re related to one European royal, you re related to all of the royal families bcz of their tendency to marry only into other European royal families. William Bradford of Mayflower fame as well as being the first governor of Plymouth Colony is my 8th great grandfather. Mary Queen of Scots is my 13th great grandmother, Henry Vlll is my 14th GG, I could go on and on. Everyone should build their family tree as far back as possible. The findings are amazing!
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I ve been working on my family tree for about 5 yrs now and am back to the 1200s on both sides and it is absolutely amazing all of the well known royals and other famous people that are on my tree. The first thing I learned was if you re related to one European royal, you re related to all of the royal families bcz of their tendency to marry only into other European royal families. William Bradford of Mayflower fame as well as being the first governor of Plymouth Colony is my 8th great grandfather. Mary Queen of Scots is my 13th great grandmother, Henry Vlll is my 14th GG, I could go on and on. Everyone should build their family tree as far back as possible. The findings are amazing!
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weird_history
Someone recently did my genealogy. and then other secrets came out. My dad wasn't some Indiana Farmboy Hick. but his dad who died a few months before I was born was actually a Chicago Gangster. And rather than being the cause of my teen parents early marriage I found out I had a secret older brother who had been adopted by the Family that ran Sears. History wise, my ancestor was Mary Barnes hanged as a witch in 1662 Ct. Then the history picks up with Paul Revere. Adm Bryd. And a cousin to George Bush.
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Someone recently did my genealogy. and then other secrets came out. My dad wasn't some Indiana Farmboy Hick. but his dad who died a few months before I was born was actually a Chicago Gangster. And rather than being the cause of my teen parents early marriage I found out I had a secret older brother who had been adopted by the Family that ran Sears. History wise, my ancestor was Mary Barnes hanged as a witch in 1662 Ct. Then the history picks up with Paul Revere. Adm Bryd. And a cousin to George Bush.
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Sk8Betty.
My ancestors fled Cornwall, Somerset, & Wales over religious oppression in the 1600s, founded this country by revolution, and fought on both sides of the Civil War. My Scotch Irish fled Ireland on a quest for potatoes & ended up mining coal here in WV. I haven t found a connection to anyone famous, but there are records in Somerset dating back to the 1300s.
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My ancestors fled Cornwall, Somerset, & Wales over religious oppression in the 1600s, founded this country by revolution, and fought on both sides of the Civil War. My Scotch Irish fled Ireland on a quest for potatoes & ended up mining coal here in WV. I haven t found a connection to anyone famous, but there are records in Somerset dating back to the 1300s.
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btetschner
0: 36 On 23andMe in the report about Neanderthal Ancestry, it states:
x Hey Benjamin! You have more Neanderthal DNA than 56% of other customers.
x Out of the 7, 462 variants we tested, we found 243 variants in your DNA that trace back to the Neanderthals.
x All together, your Neanderthal ancestry accounts for less than 2 percent of your DNA.
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0: 36 On 23andMe in the report about Neanderthal Ancestry, it states:
x Hey Benjamin! You have more Neanderthal DNA than 56% of other customers.
x Out of the 7, 462 variants we tested, we found 243 variants in your DNA that trace back to the Neanderthals.
x All together, your Neanderthal ancestry accounts for less than 2 percent of your DNA.
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darthsilversith667
Through my dads mom, I am related to the last surviving confederate soldier. My mom s mom s father (my great grandfather, was friends with and shared the same profession as the family from the Lawless movie the Bondurant s. They lived in the same county and ran in the same bootlegger circles.
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Through my dads mom, I am related to the last surviving confederate soldier. My mom s mom s father (my great grandfather, was friends with and shared the same profession as the family from the Lawless movie the Bondurant s. They lived in the same county and ran in the same bootlegger circles.
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maxnawas8405
Christopher Lee once said he was related to General Robert E Lee. Although he sadly never elaborated any further on that subject, I believe him. They both share the same surname, and they look very similar to each other. You could be fooled into thinking that they re the same person
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Christopher Lee once said he was related to General Robert E Lee. Although he sadly never elaborated any further on that subject, I believe him. They both share the same surname, and they look very similar to each other. You could be fooled into thinking that they re the same person
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kevinfox500
Sir Christopher Lee. An amazing axror of voth acreen and stage, who loved his country, and family.
And enough of a badass to know how humnle, gentle, and kind. A man I regret not getting to meet. Everyone he worked with in the prequels, and LOTR spoke highly of him.
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Sir Christopher Lee. An amazing axror of voth acreen and stage, who loved his country, and family.
And enough of a badass to know how humnle, gentle, and kind. A man I regret not getting to meet. Everyone he worked with in the prequels, and LOTR spoke highly of him.
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brj_han
I am (supposedly) descended directly from Samurai on my Mom's side. That, and 5 today, will buy me a cup of coffee.
I'd have more faith in the story if there was a sword or knife in the family, but my grandparents were poor dirt farmers. No blade for me, lol!
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I am (supposedly) descended directly from Samurai on my Mom's side. That, and 5 today, will buy me a cup of coffee.
I'd have more faith in the story if there was a sword or knife in the family, but my grandparents were poor dirt farmers. No blade for me, lol!
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btetschner
0: 07 My friend, and the only classmate I had for all grades K-12 Grade, was born on Abraham Lincoln's birthday (February 12th.
Some eight or so years later after graduated high school, I moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and lived there on and off for ten years
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0: 07 My friend, and the only classmate I had for all grades K-12 Grade, was born on Abraham Lincoln's birthday (February 12th.
Some eight or so years later after graduated high school, I moved to Lincoln, Nebraska and lived there on and off for ten years
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btetschner
6: 36 The inspiration for the Tiny Tim character I performed as came partly from a conversation I had with a coworker (who thought that Tiny Tim was an unbelievable character) and partly from the Tiny Tim character in the film Scrooged (1988.
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6: 36 The inspiration for the Tiny Tim character I performed as came partly from a conversation I had with a coworker (who thought that Tiny Tim was an unbelievable character) and partly from the Tiny Tim character in the film Scrooged (1988.
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btetschner
0: 11 Scarlett Johannson has a twin brother whose name is Hunter, they were born on the first day for the Sagittarius sign.
Keifer Sutherland has a twin sister whose name is Rachel, they were born on the last day of the Sagittarius sign.
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0: 11 Scarlett Johannson has a twin brother whose name is Hunter, they were born on the first day for the Sagittarius sign.
Keifer Sutherland has a twin sister whose name is Rachel, they were born on the last day of the Sagittarius sign.
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Troy-McClure81
Well considering I come from Haplogroup A on my father's side and Ava the prestoric woman found in Northern Scotland on my mother's side, I'm pretty much related to just about everyone from Europe lol brother's and sisters hows it going
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Well considering I come from Haplogroup A on my father's side and Ava the prestoric woman found in Northern Scotland on my mother's side, I'm pretty much related to just about everyone from Europe lol brother's and sisters hows it going
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Kaboomboo
My great great great great uncle was William Tecumseh Sherman, who secured a victory for the union in the Civil War.
My husband is a direct descendant of Mirabeau La Mar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.
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My great great great great uncle was William Tecumseh Sherman, who secured a victory for the union in the Civil War.
My husband is a direct descendant of Mirabeau La Mar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.
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georgea. 9684
Hilarious how everyone here all of a sudden discovers they are related to the. 0000001% of humanity who was royalty, while no one claims the 99. 9999999% who were responsible for emptying the piss pots and such. ..
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Hilarious how everyone here all of a sudden discovers they are related to the. 0000001% of humanity who was royalty, while no one claims the 99. 9999999% who were responsible for emptying the piss pots and such. ..
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btetschner
0: 36 On 23andMe, it states:
x Benjamin, you have slightly higher odds of disliking cilantro, based on your genetics.
x Benjamin, you do not have the two genetic variants we tested. (for Celiac Disease)
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0: 36 On 23andMe, it states:
x Benjamin, you have slightly higher odds of disliking cilantro, based on your genetics.
x Benjamin, you do not have the two genetic variants we tested. (for Celiac Disease)
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weird_history
I'm related to the French aristocracy before the revolution then they moved to Austria.
Also my grandmother was a prison guard at a maximum security prison she was badass I miss her chocolate eclairs
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I'm related to the French aristocracy before the revolution then they moved to Austria.
Also my grandmother was a prison guard at a maximum security prison she was badass I miss her chocolate eclairs
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michaelhowell2326
I knew Plummer was in the Sound of Music but I've never actually watched it since I was really young. I'm not a musical guy. But it adds a lot to his character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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I knew Plummer was in the Sound of Music but I've never actually watched it since I was really young. I'm not a musical guy. But it adds a lot to his character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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btetschner
1: 43 Tilda Swinton was fantastic as the White Witch in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005.
That film was #1 at the box office on my 26th birthday.
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1: 43 Tilda Swinton was fantastic as the White Witch in the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005.
That film was #1 at the box office on my 26th birthday.
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