Distant Quarterback Cousins

Posted on February 16, 2023 by vanbraman

Did you know that Patrick Mahomes is distantly related to another famous quarterback?

I will often read articles about genealogy and the connections that famous people have with each other. I also like to visit the website Famouskin.com

There have been several articles written about the ancestry of Patrick Mahomes. One was written shortly before the last Super Bowl he was in and another this year. There was also one written this year about the quarterback for the Eagles.

Patrick Mahomes, quarterback, Kansas City, Chiefs, super bowl

Picture from Wikipedia

Patrick Mahomes has ancestry that goes all the way back to the Massachusetts Colony. One of his immigrant ancestors was Captain Michael Bacon of Dedham, Massachusetts. He immigrated in the 1630’s.

Captain Michael Bacon has another descendant who is also a Super Bowl winning quarterback.

steve young, quarterback, super bowl, 49ers, San Francisco

Picture from Wikipedia

Steve Young, who played for the San Francisco 49ers, is an 11th cousin once removed of Patrick Mahomes according to Famouskin.com.

I looked to see if there was a connection to Kevin Bacon, but his Bacon ancestors came from a different area in England. But, there is a connection to his wife Kyra Sedgewick as she is also a descendant of Captain Michael Bacon and a distant cousin to the two quarterbacks.

It is interesting how connections can be found in Genealogy. Isn’t that what the Bacon number is all about?

Steven

 

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Wednesday Image Search – Gar

Posted on February 15, 2023 by vanbraman

Welcome to another Wednesday Image Search where I pick a string of letters or a word and share some of the images I find in an image search of the blog.

Last week I searched for ‘far.’ This week I will search for ‘gar.’

What images will I find?

Pho Garnish, Basil, lime, bean sprouts, WonderPhoThe first image is a small plate of garnish items for a nice bowl of pho at WonderPho in Toronto. This was one of my favorite pho restaurants, but it closed down sometime just before my last trip to the office in Toronto.

Garden of Gethsemane - Olive Trees - Mount of Olives - Old Olive TreesHere is an very old olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane. I took this almost eleven years ago during my first trip to Israel.

Kangaroo - Taronga Zoo - Sydney Zoo - Australia - Zoo ExhibitsNow for a kangaroo. I took this at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.

welwyn Carden City, England, classNext we have a sign at the railway station for Welwyn Garden City. Our office in the UK used to be there.

Rose Garden - Spring Roses - Floribunda - Home to RosesFinally, we have a picture of my rose garden.

There were a lot of  ‘gar’ pictures to choose from. It is interesting what words have ‘gar’ in them. I hope you enjoyed my selections.

Which is your favorite of these ‘gar’ pictures?

What should I search for next?  Since I am following a series with ‘?ar’  the next one will probably be ‘har.’

Steven

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