Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Are Related
OCT 10, 2009 AT 04:44 PM
You know how Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have always seemed so close, practically like brothers? Well, they aren't biological brothers, but it turns out they are related to each other.
The New England Genealogical Society says Matt and Ben are tenth cousins, once removed. They are both descendents of William Knowlton, Jr, a bricklayer who lived in the 1600s.
Have you ever been curious about tracing your family tree?
Photos by Wenn.com
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holy shit! that is sooo cool!
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Thats pretty funny.
My grand mother was doing Genealogy for my husbands side of the family and it turned out that we were extreme distant cousin. something about his uncle and my aunt... *shiver*
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On the bright side, at least it wasn't anything closer, right?
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thats true, I would have needed a divorce on the grounds of creepyness =)
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I don't believe it.
The article also states Affleck is related to 16 US presidents and Princess Diana.
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It's probably true. But it's also not that special.
http://tinyurl.com/yjrpwnh
"More than 100 million Americans, if they go back far enough, can find evidence linking them to one or more of the 42 U.S. presidents. If you have early New England ancestry you stand the greatest chance of finding a presidential connection, followed by those with Quaker and Southern roots."
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It's absolutely possible, but it's just not that special.
"More than 100 million Americans, if they go back far enough, can find evidence linking them to one or more of the 42 U.S. presidents. If you have early New England ancestry you stand the greatest chance of finding a presidential connection, followed by those with Quaker and Southern roots." from an article called "Presidential Family Trees" on About dot com. Tried to include the link, but snagged by a spam filter.
this is such BS
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Bachelor of Science? What does that have to do with anything?
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BOL!
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Small world?
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well they sure do have the same posture !
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Plus, cuteness runs in the family.
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:) some eye candy aren't they ?!
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True, but the shirts have to go. Maybe the pants, too.
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don't forget the boxers ..but leave on the socks . no mens feet are attractive ;) i kid
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hahaha, I hate man's feet, but my hubby's are adorable!
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Ewwww....I don't wanna see a dude humping in his socks! Gross! LOL!
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LOL!! Hey, if it's good you won't be paying attention to what he's wearing ;)
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LOL yes it does!
I am related to william marshall knight of all knights, my parents are big genealogy people
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who?
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Someone had WAAAAY too much time on their hands.
i found out a while ago that i am a distant cousin of britney spears
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I'm sorry.
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LOL !!!! i'm actually clapping my hands like a freaking sea lion !!!!
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LOL!!!!!!!!!
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R u bragging? FYI - bi-polar disorder is hereditary...:0
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LOL! That's hilarious.
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that's so true lol!!!
i found out a while ago that i am a distant cousin of britney spears
They are overrated.
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how do you figure that out??
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lots of free time and ancestry.com or myfamily.com these are monthly fee sites but they are the best.
People do it for hobbies, going back in history and looking names up and collecting data. There are also people who are known as geneologists and do it as a profession.
Yeah, they have a lot in common both are over rated. arrogant and married to talentless woman.
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Not to mention laughing to the bank and probably more successful than you could ever dream to be.
But, hey, I'm sure your mom still thinks you're great!
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Zing!
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Burn!
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This story is old already.
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Yes my husband has been doing ours. It turns out he is a distant relative of Clint Eastwood. They are both decendants of my husbands 5th great grandfather. It has been fun.
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For some reason, your comment reminds me of the fact that I took a class with one of Robert Redford's nephews.
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Ben Affleck! He was da bomb in Phantoms, yo.
I tried to do my family tree, but it's a bit hard since there aren't a lot of records prior to my grandparents.
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I'm very close friends with a man from Jamaica and he can't trace his roots back far either. Its sad.
umm...Ben Affleck looks a bit strange in this photo.
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Yeah, I agree.
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haha that's cool. they probably had a laugh about this story.
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Nice to know for them.
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