Re: Agnes & Bob, Where do you live?
How did you know that Lillian is German? :-)
She loves Germany. But she is only 1/4 German. :-)
Well arent we all Germans ? ... at least a little bit? :-)
We both live in Norway, occasionaly in Sweden, I am occasionaly in Estonia, Lillian is occasionaly in Germany ... and sometimes even in USA.
I calculated that only in the last 100 generations of my ancestors, there were aproximately 729,523,259 direct blood ancestors (729 million).
2 parents + 4 grandparents + 8 great grandparents +16 +32 +64 +128 +256 +512 +1024 +2048 +4096 + ... = 729,523,259
(Calculating last 1000 generations is very complicated and inacurate, as there are very many common ancestors (up to 99.9999%))
1. generation ~ 2 ancestors = 2 total
2. generation ~ 4 ancestors = 6 total
3. generation ~ 8 ancestors = 14 total
4. generation ~ 16 ancestors = 30 total
5. generation ~ 32 ancestors = 62 total
6. generation ~ 64 ancestors = 126 total
7. generation ~ 128 ancestors = 254 total
8. generation ~ 256 ancestors = 510 total
9. generation ~ 512 ancestors = 1022 total
10. generation ~ 1024 ancestors = 2046 total
11. generation ~ 2048 ancestors = 4094 total
12. generation ~ 4096 ancestors = 8190 total
13. generation ~ 8192 ancestors = 16382 total
14. generation ~ 16384 ancestors = 32766 total
15. generation ~ 21300 ancestors = 54066 total
20. generation ~ 629146 ancestors = 1290078 total
30. generation ~ 9399796 ancestors = 75523269 total
40. generation ~ 9411001 ancestors = 169583659 total
50. generation ~ 9412066 ancestors = 263700629 total
60. generation ~ 9406981 ancestors = 357808959 total
70. generation ~ 9363996 ancestors = 451653159 total
80. generation ~ 9306911 ancestors = 544991609 total
90. generation ~ 9233726 ancestors = 637672309 total
100. generation ~ 9142441 ancestors = 729523259 total
110. generation ~ 9031056 ancestors = 820352459 total
120. generation ~ 8897571 ancestors = 909947909 total
130. generation ~ 8739986 ancestors = 998077609 total
140. generation ~ 8556301 ancestors = 1084489559 total
150. generation ~ 8344516 ancestors = 1168911759 total
160. generation ~ 8102631 ancestors = 1251052209 total
170. generation ~ 7828646 ancestors = 1330598909 total
180. generation ~ 7548461 ancestors = 1407247759 total
190. generation ~ 7502086 ancestors = 1482479369 total
200. generation ~ 7455211 ancestors = 1557235479 total
210. generation ~ 7424386 ancestors = 1631619289 total
220. generation ~ 7392061 ancestors = 1705686599 total
230. generation ~ 7358236 ancestors = 1779422409 total
240. generation ~ 7322911 ancestors = 1852811719 total
250. generation ~ 7286086 ancestors = 1925839529 total
260. generation ~ 7247761 ancestors = 1998490839 total
270. generation ~ 7207936 ancestors = 2070750649 total
280. generation ~ 7166611 ancestors = 2142603959 total
290. generation ~ 7123786 ancestors = 2214035769 total
300. generation ~ 7079461 ancestors = 2285031079 total
310. generation ~ 7033636 ancestors = 2355574889 total
320. generation ~ 6986311 ancestors = 2425652199 total
330. generation ~ 6937486 ancestors = 2495248009 total
340. generation ~ 6887161 ancestors = 2564347319 total
350. generation ~ 6835336 ancestors = 2632935129 total
360. generation ~ 6782011 ancestors = 2700996439 total
370. generation ~ 6727186 ancestors = 2768516249 total
380. generation ~ 6670861 ancestors = 2835479559 total
390. generation ~ 6613036 ancestors = 2901871369 total
400. generation ~ 6553711 ancestors = 2967676679 total
410. generation ~ 6492886 ancestors = 3032880489 total
420. generation ~ 6430561 ancestors = 3097467799 total
430. generation ~ 6366736 ancestors = 3161423609 total
440. generation ~ 6301411 ancestors = 3224732919 total
450. generation ~ 6234586 ancestors = 3287380729 total
460. generation ~ 6166261 ancestors = 3349352039 total
470. generation ~ 6096436 ancestors = 3410631849 total
480. generation ~ 6025111 ancestors = 3471205159 total
490. generation ~ 5952286 ancestors = 3531056969 total
500. generation ~ 5878961 ancestors = 3590173279 total
510. generation ~ 5813246 ancestors = 3648602529 total
520. generation ~ 5746231 ancestors = 3706367479 total
530. generation ~ 5677916 ancestors = 3763455129 total
540. generation ~ 5608301 ancestors = 3819852479 total
550. generation ~ 5537386 ancestors = 3875546529 total
560. generation ~ 5465171 ancestors = 3930524279 total
570. generation ~ 5391656 ancestors = 3984772729 total
580. generation ~ 5316841 ancestors = 4038278879 total
590. generation ~ 5240726 ancestors = 4091029729 total
600. generation ~ 5163311 ancestors = 4143012279 total
610. generation ~ 5084596 ancestors = 4194213529 total
620. generation ~ 5004581 ancestors = 4244620479 total
630. generation ~ 4923266 ancestors = 4294220129 total
640. generation ~ 4840651 ancestors = 4342999479 total
650. generation ~ 4756736 ancestors = 4390945529 total
660. generation ~ 4671521 ancestors = 4438045279 total
670. generation ~ 4585006 ancestors = 4484285729 total
680. generation ~ 4497191 ancestors = 4529653879 total
690. generation ~ 4408076 ancestors = 4574136729 total
700. generation ~ 4317661 ancestors = 4617721279 total
710. generation ~ 4225946 ancestors = 4660394529 total
720. generation ~ 4132931 ancestors = 4702143479 total
730. generation ~ 4038616 ancestors = 4742955129 total
740. generation ~ 3943001 ancestors = 4782816479 total
750. generation ~ 3846086 ancestors = 4821714529 total
760. generation ~ 3747871 ancestors = 4859636279 total
770. generation ~ 3648356 ancestors = 4896568729 total
780. generation ~ 3547541 ancestors = 4932498879 total
790. generation ~ 3445426 ancestors = 4967413729 total
800. generation ~ 3342011 ancestors = 5001300279 total
810. generation ~ 3237296 ancestors = 5034145529 total
820. generation ~ 3131281 ancestors = 5065936479 total
830. generation ~ 3023966 ancestors = 5096660129 total
840. generation ~ 2915351 ancestors = 5126303479 total
850. generation ~ 2805436 ancestors = 5154853529 total
860. generation ~ 2694221 ancestors = 5182297279 total
870. generation ~ 2581706 ancestors = 5208621729 total
880. generation ~ 2467891 ancestors = 5233813879 total
890. generation ~ 2352776 ancestors = 5257860729 total
900. generation ~ 2236361 ancestors = 5280749279 total
910. generation ~ 2118646 ancestors = 5302466529 total
920. generation ~ 1999631 ancestors = 5322999479 total
930. generation ~ 1879316 ancestors = 5342335129 total
940. generation ~ 1757701 ancestors = 5360460479 total
950. generation ~ 1634786 ancestors = 5377362529 total
960. generation ~ 1510571 ancestors = 5393028279 total
970. generation ~ 1385056 ancestors = 5407444729 total
980. generation ~ 1258241 ancestors = 5420598879 total
990. generation ~ 1130126 ancestors = 5432477729 total
1000.generation ~ 1000711 ancestors = 5443068279 total
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a = 5443068279
Total number of ancestors in the last 1000 generations
= 5,443,068,279(5 billion)
If we go back 1000 generations, we endup 20 000 years B.C.
There maust be many of those 729 million people who have descendents in USA, but most of them were not Americans :-)
But, that doesn't mean that we are not blood related.
I am sure that my blood is result of the mixture of bloods of all those 729 million (or 5 billion) people, and I don't tink that I, or anyone else today can claim to be ethnicaly clean.
I am Estonian and I am Russian and I am Swedish & I am German & I am Danish & I am Finish & I am Caucasian & I am Italian & I am French & I am English & I am Norvegian & I am Greek, & I am Dutch & I am Muslim & I am Christian & I am Jewish & I am Asian & I am African & I am Eskimo & I am Irish & I am your sister ...
Because, between all those 729 million people, there was at least one person who was Estonian & at least one person who was Russian & at least one person who was Swedish & at least one person who was German & ... & at least one person who is your direct blood relative, and if that one pearson (at least one person) have not been there, and have not lived enough to get kids, I would not exist today.
They all existed for one single purpose ... to continue to live through my blood and through your blood and through the blood of our kids and our grandchildren ... yes, they are stil alive ...
I am glad to meet you, my dear sister ... how is life in the USA?
Have a nice weekend !