Are all cousins created equally?
Do you think about how your cousins connect to your ancestors–not just how they connect to you?
One set of my great-great-grandparents has an oldest great-great-grandchild born in 1944 (not me). The youngest great-great-grandchild (I think) was born in 2006. That’s sixty two years and the oldest great-great-grandchild is old enough to be the grandparent of the youngest one. But the one born in 1944 and the one born in 2006 both have the probability of having the same amount of DNA of the great-great-grandparents they share. The age difference does not matter. It is the generational difference that matters.
If you’re thinking about having a cousin do a DNA test, think about one who is closer generationally to your common ancestor. It might not be a cousin who is close to you in age.
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