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Ancestry/Genealogy

Spider Jerusalem

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7. 23andMe told me the same thing (but haplogroups are many thousands of years old).

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 04:27 PM

Apr 2019

So "you share a male-line ancestor with Louis XVI" and "you share a female-line ancestor with Marie Antoinette" don't really mean much.

With AncestryDNA and GEDmatch I was able to verify that I have shared ancestors with Harry Truman, though? Which is a lot more recent (and I actually know their names).

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According to 23andme, I'm related to Louis XVI! Any other royals here? [View all] bif Apr 2019 OP

Sure, both my wife and I -- one of the King Louis' and also the Plantagenets htuttle Apr 2019 #1

Keep it in perspective Ponietz Apr 2019 #2

i have an ancestor who was a captain in marie anroinette's guard rampartc Apr 2019 #3

Louie the IV Soxfan58 Apr 2019 #4

Well, not to go bragging COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #5

Mine stole Richard III's horse. marble falls Dec 2020 #12

I've got no DNA evidence like this The Genealogist Apr 2019 #6

23andMe told me the same thing (but haplogroups are many thousands of years old). Spider Jerusalem Apr 2019 #7

I've researched for over 45 yrars HeiressofBickworth Apr 2019 #8

Prince John, Duke of Lancaster, son of King ****** ,,,, THAT WOULD BE KING EDWARD III Trueblue1968 Jan 2022 #14

Descended from King Malcolm/Queen Margaret, King David, Robert the Bruce and Robt 1,11, and 111 wishstar May 2019 #9

Yes, dgibby Sep 2019 #10

Yeah, but.... Tintweezl Dec 2020 #11

Ethelred the Unready, here! Lulu KC Sep 2021 #13

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