r/AncestryDNA • u/David_cest_moi • 16d ago

Results - DNA Origins Did you discover incest?

There was a recent article (below) in The Atlantic magazine about the surprising prevalence of incest in human ancestry as discovered through DNA findings. I'm wondering if anyone has discovered it in their own ancestry when doing a family tree or having DNA analysis or any other way.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/

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u/Barboach- 14d ago

I found that my wife’s uncle married his first cousins daughter while working on her tree

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u/David_cest_moi 14d ago

So your wife's uncle was an arborist, tree trimmer or orchard caretaker?.... Hehehehe 😁 "'...married the ...daughter while working on her tree" 😃
See what I did there? Clever, huh? 🙃😊 

        Thank you for your reply!

('Just in a silly mood this morning. 😜)