Re: Joseph b Franklin Co PA>OH 1822 ~s/o George+Barbara Aldspaugh~+ Sarah Good
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Re: Joseph b Franklin Co PA>OH 1822 ~s/o George+Barbara Aldspaugh~+ Sarah Good
Brian Snavely 9/09/03
Brian,
Did you ever think about how many ancestors make up who you are?
Take a look starting with this thought...you have two parents....four grandparents...
gr-grandparents - 8
gr-gr-grandparents - 16
gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 32
gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 64
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 128
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 256
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 512
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 1024
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 2048
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 4096
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 8192
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 16384
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 32768
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 65536
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 131072
gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 262144
over a quarter million......it's amazing!
Did you ever think that there are literally thousands of descendants of the gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents - 262144? There are...and they wish to have some piece of history for their family tree.
As you know the people mentioned in the biography have married, had families and their children may be searching for their roots. Biographies contain an incredible amount of information, and serves as a springboard for anyone seeking their genealogical roots. Literally thousands of family members can enjoy the material presented. You may be fortunate to know your roots, but biographies and websites are on the Internet to help those who may need that "one" name to link them to their ancestors who may be your ancestors.