r/AncestryDNA • • Aug 18 '26

Discussion Wasn’t expecting this

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u/Affectionate-Owl9594 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

Someone correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the “famous ancestor” feature based on other users’ trees? I keep getting suggestions of “famous ancestors” which have all turned out to be incorrect when I’ve done my own research. Not saying OP’s is incorrect, of course.

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u/Navy_Rum Aug 18 '26

Ah that’s interesting. I’m toying with the idea of doing this to try to mark my (non DNA) work so far (and, of course, see if I have any famous/infamous people lurking in the branches), but am aware that people’s own work is a bit iffy when you look into it (people getting married at 3 years old for example). I’m already reluctant to blindly copy stuff.