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Ancestry/Genealogy

The Genealogist

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5. I see things like that sometimes

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 9, 2017, 09:04 PM

Oct 2017

I have Amish ancestry, and most Amish people marry a cousin. They will normally remarry another cousin after the death of a spouse. I use ancestry.com, and it is a NIGHTMARE to work out all these relationships, as ancestry.com is not at all set up to handle these complex relationship patterns.

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It happened again. [View all] no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 OP

I have a great uncle wo married a woman "A". His sister married applegrove Oct 2017 #1

I'm my own grandpa no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 #2

!!! applegrove Oct 2017 #3

That is great dewsgirl Oct 2017 #4

I see things like that sometimes The Genealogist Oct 2017 #5

I was using Family Tree Maker and I managed to fit it into the family tree. Never knew any applegrove Oct 2017 #6

You'll likely never hear all the stories that are out there The Genealogist Oct 2017 #7

I remember some of the stories I heard as a kid. But mostly I remember stories from when applegrove Oct 2017 #8