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52 in 52: When I was Born

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So for this weeks 52 in 52 I'm not following the challenge prompt, which is "Surprise."  I have blogged many surprising facts and discoveries and it would probably take me all week to find one I haven't blogged about.  Not just that, but there's a fun little thing making it's rounds on the genealogy groups and I liked it so much I wanted to blog it instead.  Basically people are saying who was alive when they were born vs who isn't now, extending to parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc.  I thought this was a neat little bit on information and thought I could expand on it for a full post. When I was born in 1983 I had: -Two Parents --14 Aunts & Uncles (including spouses) ---Three grandparents ----13 Great Aunts & Uncles (not counting spouses) -----Two great grandparents Now, in 2019 I have: -Two Parents --14 Aunts & Uncles (including spouses) ---no grandparents ----2 Great Aunts & Uncles (not including spouses) -----n...