tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4866678486264412318..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Dear Randy: Where Does the We're Related Mobile App Get Its' Data?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-57147747756210634832016-11-26T05:22:03.820-08:002016-11-26T05:22:03.820-08:00Some of my "We're related" connectio...Some of my "We're related" connections seem at least posssible, bu it has me connected to Benjamin Franklin via a woman named Jane, whose maiden name is not given. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010419478255871108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-9342610061601010062016-11-24T10:28:42.456-08:002016-11-24T10:28:42.456-08:00Randy: I checked a couple of my links and found t...Randy: I checked a couple of my links and found that by following the green leaf hints, it eventually got me back to the common ancestor with the famous person or facebook friend. At lease in my case, I think that is what their program does to find a common ancestor; assuming your tree doesn't go back far enough.dritchharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213238918166239787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-84569840582952589602016-11-23T17:50:26.342-08:002016-11-23T17:50:26.342-08:00I downloaded this app and it would not let me log ...I downloaded this app and it would not let me log in unless I changed my Facebook account to the default settings and let it have access to my Facebook account. Well that was a no-go! Keeping my Facebook account locked down as respects privacy and security far outweighed the value of discovering that my 124th cousin, twice removed is Mary, Queen of Scots DanniDoodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766145466912997429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-18729826255229198612016-11-23T17:17:12.285-08:002016-11-23T17:17:12.285-08:00Randy. Thanks for your evaluation and thoughts. ...Randy. Thanks for your evaluation and thoughts. I'm thinking that through all of these possible matches we are going to at least get some great leads. That's what I'm concentrating on now. I will make note of all the links from one ancestor to the next and then I can look for the connections myself. Some of these are brick walls for me, but I am pretty sure, only because I haven't looked in the right place yet.Diane Gould Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362418860289987479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-3533910027187721642016-11-23T16:50:11.498-08:002016-11-23T16:50:11.498-08:00Randy,
I am pretty much in agreement with your ob...Randy,<br /><br />I am pretty much in agreement with your observations and findings. Thank you.<br /><br />I have a theory, going back, from my documented Ancestry Member Tree" to the Common Ancestor.<br /><br />What if:<br /><br />What if the Technology that Ancestry.com is using, is a refinement of the BYU to FamilySearch Family Tree search engine that we have talked about before.<br /><br />The refinement that I have seen, is that Ancestry.com has "limited" its reach to the 1600's. If the 40+ Common Ancestors that I have looked at, that is about as far back as I have gotten.<br /><br />I have a couple of Questionable Common Ancestors, but most are in the reasonable range.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-62119825543247134612016-11-23T14:32:50.362-08:002016-11-23T14:32:50.362-08:00Family Search has a We Relate App also, and they u...Family Search has a We Relate App also, and they use a lot of UN-sourced family trees to get the relationships.<br /><br /><br /><br />Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.com