And they married younger! Mine averaged 25-30 at marriages or at least first births. I was 29 for first child, my mother was 28, her mother 27, although her mother married at 16 she was 38 when she was born, her mother married at 21 but was 37 when she was born, her mother was 19 when married but 4 years older at her birth, her mother 21 and 24 at her birth. So until the really early 1800s, my women married late and then were one of the youngest children Makes a big difference in the number of possible generations. Annie in Minnesota In a message dated 12/31/2010 9:10:19 A.M. Central Standard Time, pamtessier@sympatico.ca writes: Zowee! Lots of fun yet to be found in your trees! The only reason I have more grannies is that they were all French and we know how prolific they were. They had to populate a country.....and do it in a hurry before the English arrived! Pam