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My great great grandfather was born a little before 1800. But that's as close as I can get.

by coldcode 7y ago

chadlavi 7y ago
This sort of thing blows my mind. My great grandfather was born in the 1910s.
- trey-jones 7y ago
  I'm 35, and my grandmother was born in 1912. She had my mom, the youngest of 5, when she was 45. She herself (my grandmother) was the youngest of 13 surviving children. Her father (my great grandfather) was born in 1861, and her mother was born in 1868. He died in 1937 (20 years before my mother was born), and she in 1953, the same year Queen Elizabeth II was crowned queen of England, and 30 years before I was born. My wife's great grandmother died when she was a junior in high school. I agree, the results of having children later in life can be quite amazing, and I think there is a cultural impact as well. I would call myself and my family a little old fashioned and definitely thrifty due to having a grandmother who lived through the great depression. Just thought I'd try and blow your mind a little more.
  - fatcatt316 7y ago
    I'm just about there with you -- I'm 36 and my grandfather was born in 1913. My great-grandfather was a bootmaker for Otto von Bismarck. Meanwhile, my wife's grandmother was born in the 1940s, and her great-grandmother was alive until just a few years back.
- wahern 7y ago
  My step-brother was a grandfather at 35, and in all likelihood he'll be a great-grandfather by 60. It's something of an historical aberration that most people today only have children within a very small window of time. Interestingly, a clear, geographically distinct trend developed in Western Europe several hundred years ago, long before the industrial revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajnal_line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajnal_line
baking 7y ago
My grandfather was born in 1885.
- baking 7y ago
  EDIT: Actually, my father is still alive and his grandfather was born in 1844. No second wives involved.

My great great grandfather was born a little before 1800. But that's as close as I can get.

chadlavi 7y ago

This sort of thing blows my mind. My great grandfather was born in the 1910s.

trey-jones 7y ago
I'm 35, and my grandmother was born in 1912. She had my mom, the youngest of 5, when she was 45. She herself (my grandmother) was the youngest of 13 surviving children. Her father (my great grandfather) was born in 1861, and her mother was born in 1868. He died in 1937 (20 years before my mother was born), and she in 1953, the same year Queen Elizabeth II was crowned queen of England, and 30 years before I was born. My wife's great grandmother died when she was a junior in high school. I agree, the results of having children later in life can be quite amazing, and I think there is a cultural impact as well. I would call myself and my family a little old fashioned and definitely thrifty due to having a grandmother who lived through the great depression. Just thought I'd try and blow your mind a little more.
- fatcatt316 7y ago
  I'm just about there with you -- I'm 36 and my grandfather was born in 1913. My great-grandfather was a bootmaker for Otto von Bismarck. Meanwhile, my wife's grandmother was born in the 1940s, and her great-grandmother was alive until just a few years back.
wahern 7y ago
My step-brother was a grandfather at 35, and in all likelihood he'll be a great-grandfather by 60. It's something of an historical aberration that most people today only have children within a very small window of time. Interestingly, a clear, geographically distinct trend developed in Western Europe several hundred years ago, long before the industrial revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajnal_line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajnal_line

baking 7y ago

My grandfather was born in 1885.

baking 7y ago
EDIT: Actually, my father is still alive and his grandfather was born in 1844. No second wives involved.