MyHeritage Finds Sydney Sweeney, Marilyn Monroe Are 9th Cousins Once Removed
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
MyHeritage Finds Sydney Sweeney, Marilyn Monroe Are 9th Cousins Once Removed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
Summary
MyHeritage said Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins once removed, linking the actresses through a shared ancestor in a new genealogy report.
Ezra Perry — an early settler in Sandwich, Massachusetts, who lived from about 1625 to 1689 — is the common ancestor connecting Sweeney through her father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe through her biological father, Charles Stanley Gifford.
Roi Mandel, MyHeritage’s research director, said years of public comparisons between the two women prompted the search for a documented family bond in the company’s archives.
The finding adds a genealogical link to long-running parallels around image and style, including Sweeney’s recent red-carpet looks that echoed Monroe’s 1950s gowns.