Funny Fact – Former Mass. Governor Endicott “Chub” Peabody’s father was The Rev. Endicott Peabody, founder of Groton School. It seems that in 1885 the Reverend…
married his first cousin, Fannie Peabody, daughter of Francis and Helen (Bloodgood) Peabody of Salem.”
Perhaps it was not uncommon in those days to marry a first cousin but the name being “Bloodgood” is rather amusing in this case.
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…in certain places, but I bet the Peabodys have nothing on the Hapsburgs!
…is Jay Leno an illegitimate Hapsburg?!:)
Interesting how the concern changed from affinity relationships to consanguinity. I wonder if any of states that prohibit cousins from marrying allow cousins to procreate together as long as they don’t marry? It’s interesting how taken for granted it is that allowing marriage allows procreating with each other, and that prohibiting marriage is supposed to prohibit procreating with each other….