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Ancestry/Genealogy

customerserviceguy

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3. I do a lot of genealogy research

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2019, 03:12 PM

Aug 2019

and I see that often in the north part of Maine. People who are listed by DNA services as third and fourth cousins are often much farther apart from me than that, because of endogamy.

Not sure if it's true or not, but I did read that for the recorded history of humankind, 80% of marriages were between second cousins or closer. I guess the automobile was a step towards marrying a cousin seem so icky today.

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Holy buckets. MontanaMama Aug 2019 #1

I recently discovered that I am descended from one couple three different ways. El Supremo Aug 2019 #2

This is my 5,000th post! Dem2theMax Sep 2019 #6

I do a lot of genealogy research customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #3

I see this among Amish/Mennonite people The Genealogist Aug 2019 #4

Amongst people of European heritage GeoWilliam750 Aug 2019 #5