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''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England History|History]]'' | |||
Please note: In a February, 1984 Ensign article entitled, [http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e50a05481ae6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 "''I’ve heard that some people have extended their ancestral lines back to Adam. Is this possible? If so, is it necessary for all of us to extend our pedigrees back to Adam''] "Robert C. Gunderson stated, in part, "In my opinion it is not even possible to verify historically a connected European pedigree earlier than the time of the Merovingian Kings (c. A.D. 450 – A.D. 752). Every pedigree I have seen which attempts to bridge the gap between that time and the biblical pedigree appears to be based on questionable tradition, or at worst, plain fabrication. Generally these pedigrees offer no evidence as to the origin of the information, or they cite a vague source". Another expression of concern can be found at [http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2011/05/back-to-adam.html Genealogy's Star], in "Back to Adam" by James Tanner. [[Image:Saint George, the patron saint of England.jpg|right|200x200px|Saint George, the patron saint of England.jpg]] | Please note: In a February, 1984 Ensign article entitled, [http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e50a05481ae6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 "''I’ve heard that some people have extended their ancestral lines back to Adam. Is this possible? If so, is it necessary for all of us to extend our pedigrees back to Adam''] "Robert C. Gunderson stated, in part, "In my opinion it is not even possible to verify historically a connected European pedigree earlier than the time of the Merovingian Kings (c. A.D. 450 – A.D. 752). Every pedigree I have seen which attempts to bridge the gap between that time and the biblical pedigree appears to be based on questionable tradition, or at worst, plain fabrication. Generally these pedigrees offer no evidence as to the origin of the information, or they cite a vague source". Another expression of concern can be found at [http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2011/05/back-to-adam.html Genealogy's Star], in "Back to Adam" by James Tanner. [[Image:Saint George, the patron saint of England.jpg|right|200x200px|Saint George, the patron saint of England.jpg]] | ||
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