The Ancestry of Malcolm Reynolds

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#663300" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <div> DEFINITIONS:</div> <div> Firefly: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >a short-lived TV series, created by </FONT></div> <div> Joss Whedon.</div> <bR> <div> serenity: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >the motion picture follow up to "Firefly."</FONT></div> <bR> <div> 'Verse:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > short for "universe." The 'Verse created by Joss Whedon differs from our current one.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> browncoat:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > a member of the Independent faction in the Unification War.  Also a term for a fan of the 'Verse.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Genealogy: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >the study of the ancestors of an indiviual.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#663300" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>20070515:</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The page with the family tree disappeared - I'll try to have it back up shortly!</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Webdings" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fugère Family Genealogies"><U><B>Ñ</B></U></A><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fugère Family Genealogies"><U><B>H</B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fugère Family Genealogies"><U><B>ome</B></U></A><B>  </B><B> |  </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Eye glass Extended" >BROWNCOATGENEALOGY</FONT><B>  |   </B><A HREF="id226.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>more</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Who is Malcolm Reynolds, you ask?  For fans of the short-lived but much-loved TV show "Firefly" and it's major motion picture follow up 'Serenity,' Malcolm Reynolds is our beloved Captain.  For an addicted genealogist such as myself, Malcolm Reynolds is a unique opportunity to bridge the future with the past.  Let me explain...</div> <div> It can all be blamed on Geoff Mandel (and Joss Whedon).  Geoff is a graphic artist who worked on the show, and continues to produce merchandise for the 'Verse.  Geoff created a <A HREF="id227.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Malcolm Reynolds wanted poster by Geoff "><U>"wanted" poster</U></A> of Malcolm Reynolds.  The information on the poster includes the names of Malcolm's parents.  This is just temptation at it's worst for a genealogist.</div> <div> For the genealogist reading this, you might be thinking "so what?"  Well, here's the fun part.  </div> <div> Life in the 'Verse is set 500 years in the future!  </div> <bR> <div> What I have set out to do is pick up where Geoff left off.  The ancestry of Malcolm Reynolds is partly fictional, and partly factual.  I have created approximately 500 years of <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>fictional</B></I></FONT> ancestry which in turn is tied into <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>factual</B></I></FONT> genealogical lines.  The fictional lines are chock full of hidden little surprises.  The factual lines are gleaned from a variety of researchers, including my own family tree, with sources provided for much of the information given.</div> <div> This project was done mostly for fun ... a stretching of my genealogical muscles, if you will.  For fans, I have tried to stick to canon information where possible.  For genealogists, I have noted where factual lines started by marking individuals with an asterix and making notes pertaining to the fictional/factual relationship.  </div> <div> Who is Malcolm Reynolds?  Click here to find out! </div> <div> <IMG SRC="f5314060.jpg" border=0 width="276" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="f5693070.jpg" border=0 width="403" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="f55d8070.jpg" border=0 width="216" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The character of Malcolm Reynolds was portrayed by <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Bitsumishi" ><B>Nathan Fillion</B></FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>