ELLEN DEGENERES DISCOVERS HER ROOTS CONNECTED TO MADONNA

I knew they were to fab not to be related! Ellen Degeneres found out not long ago that she was distant cousins with Madonna, but never had time to fully figure out the connection. Lisa Kudrow, who is a producer on the family-tree show Who Do You Think You Are?, laid it all out for Ellen on her show the other day. She told Degeneres, "You're 11th cousins. What you share is your 10th great grandfather, his name was Martin Aucoin, from France... He had two daughters, Jean... That's your side. And another daughter, Michelle, and that gave rise to Madonna's side, and they moved to Canada. Then your fifth great grandfather... he's the one who moved the family to Louisiana in the late 1700s."
A stunned DeGeneres said, "That's pretty far back, that's pretty amazing."

That is pretty cool. I am fascinated by geneology. I can't believe how far back people can be traced. It takes a lot of time though. Maybe Madge and Ellen will have a family reunion soon. [source][image]