I know that I am late, yet on Monday was Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday. Our family is directly descended to From Mayflower passenger John Alden (15981687) to someone alive in 1955, the span is typically between 12 and 14 generations. and his wife so was M. Monroe's. great grand parents. John Alden married Priscilla Mullins, who lived to be in her 80s..
If you are descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, you
and Marilyn Monroe are distant cousins. Because millions of Americans
trace their lineage back to the original Mayflower passengers,
this lineage makes her a very distant relative-likely in the neighborhood
of your 8th to 12th cousins.
John Alden and Priscilla Mullins-who arrived in the Plymouth Colony
in 1620-had 10 children, making them two of the most prolific
colonial ancestors in American history. In genealogical terms,
this means you share a common ancestral tree with several other
notable figures, including U.S. Presidents John Adams and John
Quincy Adams.