How Many Ancestors Do You Have?

Did you ever wonder just how many ancestors you really have? Here is a chart that will give you an idea.

1	YOU (1 Generation)
2	parents (2 Generations)
4	grandparents (3 Generations)
8	great grandparents (4 Generations)
16	gg grandparents (5 Generations)
32	ggg grandparents (6 Generations)
64	gggg grandparents (7 Generations)
128	ggggg grandparents (8 Generations)
256	gggggg grandparents (9 Generations)
512	ggggggg grandparents (10 Generations)
1,024	gggggggg grandparents (11 Generations)
2,048	ggggggggg grandparents (12 Generations)
4,096	gggggggggg grandparents (13 Generations)
8,192	ggggggggggg grandparents (14 Generations)
16,384	gggggggggggg grandparents (15 Generations)
32,768	ggggggggggggg grandparents (16 Generations)
65,536	gggggggggggggg grandparents (17 Generations)
131,072	ggggggggggggggg grandparents (18 Generations)
262,144	gggggggggggggggg grandparents (19 Generations)
524,288	ggggggggggggggggg grandparents (20 Generations)
1,048,576	gggggggggggggggggg grandparents (21 Generations)
2,097,152	ggggggggggggggggggg grandparents (22 Generations)
4,194,304	gggggggggggggggggggg grandparents (23 Generations)
8,388,606	so far.... if you get back farther than this, let us know!!!!

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