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I'm not a Mormon (or even religious), so this is conjecture, but I believe that it has to do with posthumous baptism. Beyond that, I'm sure there that some of
by icey 18y ago
I'm not a Mormon (or even religious), so this is conjecture, but I believe that it has to do with posthumous baptism.
Beyond that, I'm sure there that some of the original interest in genealogy had to do with attempts to prevent inadvertent incest during the years where polygamy was accepted.
- neilk 18y agoYou are correct about the posthumous baptism thing. Your idea about incest is plausible but I don't see any evidence for it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead#Genealogy_and_baptism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead#Genealogy_...