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12 People Who Found Their Doppelgänger In Their Family Tree

4. “Would have never known I was a doppelgänger of my great-grandmother (1894-1961) without Ancestry DNA. Today I connected with my fourth cousin who sent me this photograph. I’m shocked.”

side-by-side of a very old photograph of a woman and then her descendant on the right who looks exactly like her
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This may be a case of reincarnation.

5. “My Norwegian great-grandmother and I favor quite a bit. According to my test (and genealogy maps) my Scandinavian roots are only 26 percent, but her genes must’ve been as strong as her back!”

a side-by-side of an old photograph of a Norwegian great-grandmother on the left and a young modern woman on the right. They look similar.
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“Favor quite a bit” is an understatement!

6. “My father and I at 29.”

A side-by-side of a father at 29 and then his son at the same age. They look practically the same.
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We’re not convinced that these are two different people.

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