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PenFidgety
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 Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:08 pm Post subject: Do you have a famous ancestor? |
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 Another post asking which historical figures we would like to meet, made me wonder if any Forum members have a famous -or infamous historical ancestor. I am doing my Family History at the moment but so far have not found that I am the long lost ancestor of the Duke of Westminster or a descendant of a colourful film star! |
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Audrey
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General William Tecumseh Sherman is my 7th or 8th (not sure which) great grandfather. Also, I'm related to Roger Sherman who was one of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence.
I'm not sure who else I am related to, but apparently at one point in time, one of my ancestors owned the state of Rhode Island! |
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Martina
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Location: In front of the bookshelf, Canada
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I don't know if I'm related to anyone famous. Maybe I'm destined to become the most famous in my family!  Love the story about Rhode Island. There's a story in my family that my ancestors owned the land that is now Madison Square Gardens.
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Location: NSW, Australia
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Any Australian with my surname says they are related to a famous bushranger 
But on my dad's side I really am related to another lesser-known but still notorious bushranger, Dan Morgan. |
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Sarah C
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| I don't think we have any famous people in our family but I have never researched it, might be something to do when I am retired. |
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jlt
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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Location: Michigan
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Well, I have been told that a relative of mine was in the Purple Gang. That was a Jewish Mafia in the Detroit area during the time of Al Capone, and actually was his main competition. Big on bringing booze over from Canada during Prohibition, etc.
I never actually looked into it though. |
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fatatat
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Location: leighton Buzzard, beds, uk
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| I don't have any claims to fan. The best I can do is my Husbands cousin who was the girl from the film version of chitty chitty bang bang |
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SassBlack
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Location: England
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| the Neville's are descendants of mine going back about 700 years, my dad researched it, I dont know much about it. |
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Sarah C
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I just found out that my Uncle Eric used to walk a girl to school who ended up becoming an actress, her name was Jill Ireland (she sadly passed away a few years ago, I thinks he had cancer) and she was married to the actor Charles Bronson.
Not relatives but a weeny claim to fame? |
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jlt
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Location: Michigan
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Wow!!
That is cool... Jill Ireland did die from Breast Cancer. She wrote a couple books during that time I believe. Her and Charles Bronson did one movie together...I THINK it was called Assasination (or something along those lines). It wasn't that good, but I think there were release issues and I know the name kept changing. |
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Heather Ann
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Location: San Lorenzo, California
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My dad's cousin is Randle Mell who is an actor, he played in Wyatt Earp, he was the guy the Wyatt wouldnt let arrest him, but Randy is married to Mary McDonell who was in a lot of movies....
1984 Garbo Talks - Lady Capulet
1987 Matewan - Elma Radnor
1990 Dances with Wolves - Stands With A Fist
1991 Grand Canyon - Claire
1992 Passion Fish May-Alice Culhane
1992 Sneakers - Liz
1994 Blue Chips - Jenny Bell
1996 Independence Day - First Lady Marilyn Whitmore
1999 Mumford - Althea Brockett
2001 Donnie Darko - Rose Darko
2003 Nola Margaret - Langworthy
2004 Crazy Like a Fox - Amy Banks
I got to meet both of them a few years back.....
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Sarah C
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| jlt wrote: | Wow!!
That is cool... Jill Ireland did die from Breast Cancer. She wrote a couple books during that time I believe. Her and Charles Bronson did one movie together...I THINK it was called Assasination (or something along those lines). It wasn't that good, but I think there were release issues and I know the name kept changing. |
Just think, if my Uncle had played his cards right he could have married her himself! |
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Cadiva
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I'm related, on my mother's side, to Captain James Cook, he of the discovering Australia fame.
Can't remember exactly, think it's an uncle relationship about seven generations ago.
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cathy
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My grandparents were from Scotland, my mothers maiden name is
Darnley. |
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razzledazzle134
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| Well my grandad keeps bragging that he is an descendant of Robert Burns. |
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