My Grandchildren, My Cousins?

Ten years ago when I was married for the second time I had no clue that my new husband was already a part of my extended family tree. Our families were joined by marriage when my son was married in 1995 and by blood when my first grandchild was born!

My father-in-law and my son's father-in-law were first cousins. I knew that there was a relationship between my husband and daughter-in-law, but I thought it was a distant one, since their families both lived on Pelee Island and they say everybody from the island is related.

It wasn't until a few weeks ago when my daughter-in-law shared some pictures on Facebook that I realized how they were related. she posted a photo of her great-grandparents and they were Charles and Alzina Bradt, my husband's great-grandparents! My grandchildren are related to me by marriage as well.

centre, Charles and Alzina Bradt on Pelee Island.

Ancestral Notes by Earline Hines Bradt U.E. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.