We don’t know yet what average
number of children were born and survived to reproduce through the generations,
but just for fun, here’s how to make a wild guess at how many people might now
be living who descended from 24 couples living in 1820, 16 couples (G7) and 8
couples (G6). Estimates for now living
include our generation (G1), our children’s generation (G2+) and our
grandchildren’s generation (G3+).
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Wild Guess at Minimum
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Wild Guess at Maximum
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Average of the two
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# children
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Couples
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# children
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Couples
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# children
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Couples
|
|
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G7
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16
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|
16
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|
16
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G6
|
|
8
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|
8
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|
8
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G6
|
4
|
64
|
6
|
96
|
5
|
80
|
|
G5
|
4
|
288
|
6
|
624
|
5
|
440
|
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G4
|
4
|
1,152
|
6
|
3,744
|
5
|
2,200
|
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G3
|
4
|
4,608
|
6
|
22,464
|
5
|
11,000
|
|
G2
|
3
|
13,824
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4
|
89,856
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3.5
|
38,500
|
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G1
|
3
|
41,472
|
3
|
269,568
|
3
|
115,500
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G2+
|
3
|
124,416
|
3
|
808,704
|
3
|
346,500
|
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G3+
|
2
|
248,832
|
2
|
1,617,408
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2
|
693,000
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Now living
|
414,720
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Now living
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2,695,680
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Now living
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1,155,000
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