Your famous ancestors!
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My dad says that my great great great (etc.) uncle was Jefferson Davis. You think I would say "I'm not particularly proud of that..." but I actually kind of am. The Confederacy really wasn't as bad as people paint it out to be these days, and I wouldn't mind having a Rebel Flag in my house one day.
No one famous in particular although there is long history of drunks on my dad's side of the family and apparently my great-grandfather was hit by a train. I am very proud of my prestigious heritage.
Sir Frederick Banting (one of the blokes who helped to develop Insulin) was my paternal grandmother's second cousin.
Also, it's just a family rumour, but my Dad's side of the family (paternal grandfather's side in particular) MAY have descended from an illegitimate child of King Charles II. No proof since I doubt his/her parentage would be in the official records if it's true.
An artist who painted a scene of the U.S. Civil War. Not sure who he is though.
And, while not famous, one of my ancestors was captured by Napoleon Bonaparte as a prisoner of war and forced to fight for him. If there are any descendants of Napoleon out there, I demand an apology! (jk)
Also, it's just a family rumour, but my Dad's side of the family (paternal grandfather's side in particular) MAY have descended from an illegitimate child of King Charles II. No proof since I doubt his/her parentage would be in the official records if it's true.
An artist who painted a scene of the U.S. Civil War. Not sure who he is though.
And, while not famous, one of my ancestors was captured by Napoleon Bonaparte as a prisoner of war and forced to fight for him. If there are any descendants of Napoleon out there, I demand an apology! (jk)
I don't know if I had any famous ancestors, I never really looked into my family tree. All I know is that my family came from such places as Jerusalem, Bethlehem to be exact. If I remember correctly, I think my family fled to either Turkey or Hungary during the Crusades. Then, some of them also came from Armenia, as well. Beyond that, I don't really know. I don't even know when they arrived on this side of the planet.
catherine howard, henry v's fifth queen, was one of ten siblings. the british part of my family is descended from her brother george's line. that's my only real connection to historic famous people
Cool!Zap Rowsdower said:
I have two
One of my cusions, many times removed, was Elizabeth Bagshaw. She was one of the first female doctors, and own and opperated the first birth control clinic in Canada. Also she was a single mother with an adopted autistic son.
The other, whom I'm VERY faintly related to, is and Admiral from the British Navy, who was in command of the blockade of Malta, he did not order it or anything, he was just the guy in charge while all the ships were there.
Useless fact for the night 1 in 10 Americans can be in one way or another be traced back to those that traveled on the Mayflower.Josh_v2.0 said:
OT: I do not know of any famous ancestors I had but my Great-Grandpa was one of the first into the Concentration camps of WWII. Yeah he was pretty fucked up after that. Never talked about the war and would just get up and walk out of the room if someone started talking about it.
No dude, I don't even believe I'm related to Lincoln, that's just what my family says. And when I say my family, I mean my divorced Grandfather. I wasn't really being too serious when I said that.crudus said:
