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Bob Juch
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Thomas Jefferson

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:55 pm

Did anyone else watch the shows on The History Channel?

I would have written it better. There were too many experts, which made the narrative rather disjointed.

He was my mother's 2nd cousin, six times removed.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.

Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.

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Re: Thomas Jefferson

#2 Post by BackInTex » Thu Feb 20, 2025 8:42 am

Bob Juch wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:55 pm
Did anyone else watch the shows on The History Channel?

I would have written it better. There were too many experts, which made the narrative rather disjointed.

He was my mother's 2nd cousin, six times removed.
His Great Grandparent and your mother's 6th Great-Grandparent being the common ancester would make them 2nd Cousins, 6x removed

That would make him your 2nd cousin seven times removed? Right?
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson

War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)

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Re: Thomas Jefferson

#3 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:33 am

BackInTex wrote:
Thu Feb 20, 2025 8:42 am
Bob Juch wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:55 pm
Did anyone else watch the shows on The History Channel?

I would have written it better. There were too many experts, which made the narrative rather disjointed.

He was my mother's 2nd cousin, six times removed.
His Great Grandparent and your mother's 6th Great-Grandparent being the common ancestor would make them 2nd Cousins, 6x removed

That would make him your 2nd cousin seven times removed? Right?
Right. Also, Patrick Henry is her 5th great-grandfather.

As I'm adopted, I can't claim them.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)

Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.

Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.

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