Relation: 10th cousin, once removed. Related through: Fairbanks line.

President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have 21-year-old twin daughters, Barbara (l) and Jenna (r). The Bush family also includes their two dogs, Spot and Barney, and a cat, India.

Mr. Bob Bearse: Probably has the title for most distant cousin! At our closest {based on what I have} we are 32nd cousins 4 times removed. At our farthest, we are 59th cousins 9 times removed!!!

Cousin Remi Marchand: He, along with cousin George, made my year by sharing their information on my great-great-great grandfather Hector Marchand.

Remi has even written a book on the descendants of Jacques LeMarchant and Francoise Capel. It is entitled "Le grand livre des descendants de Jacques LeMarchant et de Francoise Capel " [The Big Book of the Descendants of Jacques LeMarchant and Francoise Capel]

If you want to buy a copy, 1530 pages, I can put you in touch with Remi - as can be expected with a book that large, it is not cheap - $100, but I imagine well worth it.

Cousin Geroge Marchand: Runs the Marchand Family Association, or as it is known: REGROUPEMENT DES DESCENDANTS DE JACQUES LEMARCHANT ET DE FRANCOISE CAPEL

We are fourth cousins twice removed, but related several times [about 7] as well through various French Canadian lines. He and his wife Geri celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this April!

Brother and sister Brian Fugere and Lisa Oaks found me recently! I had been trying to look them up as their father is one of my grandfather's few siblings still alive. Lisa and her family live in the Cincinnati area, and Brian and his family live in Southern California.

Cousin Doug Fugere: Repeated coincidences of individuals in fellow researcher Steve Riggan's tree led him to ask if I knew Doug, as they attend the same church!!! Doug's family was one I had, but only from his grandfather back! Thanks to Steve for putting us in touch, to Doug and his mom for providing me with the descendant information.

Steve Riggan: A cousin of a cousin - several times! Though we've tried, we can't seem to find a blood relative to link us, though we have cousins in common, including the President.

I could list for quite a while the names of cousins I have discovered, or who have discovered me through my research - since I have the site, the page, and space - why not!!! [this list will grow as I go back through my folder of emails!!!]

Jackie Serna - Her great grand uncle married my 4th cousin 3 times removed.

Lauren McEwen - oh cousin let me count the ways...she usurps Bob as the most-related cousin at over 70 different ways!!!!

Kim Lalonde-McLeod....cousins in 15 ways....she's also related to Lauren and Brenda 37 times!

Arlette - newly found cousin in Quebec - her grandmother was a Fugere! We are 7th cousins once removed