Picture of my Ancestor - 17th century

[LolaGal]

I am descended from the Dalton gang. They robbed lotsa banks. Well they were cousins of mine.

[DaBudhaStank]

He was a major force in the construction of New York City (called New Amsterdam at the time) while the area was still owned by the Dutch.

That makes total sense then. It's also funny because at State University of New York at Albany (where I went) there are 4 quads; Indian Quad, State Quad, Colonial Quad and DUTCH quad. Go figure right?

[dragonrider]

Funny, but if he hadn't grabbed that topsail halyard I, and many others, wouldn't be here today.

It's always funny to think of these kinds of things. One person has a close call, and the outcome ripples out through history. Think about how many ancestors you have stretching all the way back through time and how many of them probably had brushes with death or had choices that could have led them down some different route that would have meant you would never have existed.