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US Presidential roots

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  • #2
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    pinkypinky wrote: »

    I seriously doubt Kamala Harris has any Irish roots but we'll take her anyway!

    Its been claimed she may have distant Antrim connections. Jamaican Irish roots can be hard to prove for various reasons.


  • #3
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,614 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Surprised Megan Smolenyak hasn't done something on this. She was the one who traced Obama's Irish roots.

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  • #4
    Waitsian
    Registered Users Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭Waitsian


    pinkypinky wrote: »
    Can't help but infect our genealogy forum a little with the excitement of Biden's win yesterday.

    Here's the Irish Times' coverage of his Irish roots. I did not know he was related to Rob Kearney.

    Anyone else related to a US President? I'm a very distant cousin of Obama, through his mother's direct Dunham line. :D

    Our common ancestor is a chap called Jonathan Singletary Dunham.


  • #5
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    pinkypinky wrote: »
    I seriously doubt Kamala Harris has any Irish roots but we'll take her anyway!

    Not sure I'd agree with that sentiment.

    For one thing it wouldn't be genealogically sound and for another there's too much of that claiming from our friends across the water.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #6
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,614 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Ha! I just meant in the sense that she is an extremely suitable VP.

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  • #7
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    pinkypinky wrote: »
    Ha! I just meant in the sense that she is an extremely suitable VP.

    Oh Jesus yes!! She absolutely has all the qualities to be a wonderful VP.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #8
    quartz1
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭quartz1


    Isn't there a question that one of her ancestors was a plantation owner but originally Scots Irish from Antrim ...I am not certain of the truth of that but worth noting


  • #9
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,614 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Yes, I saw something about that but there's a gap in the knowledge. I think Kamala's ancestry is documented back to a particular woman, who might be the daughter of the plantation owner, but there's no baptism record linking them.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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