Utah mom discovers she accidentally married her COUSIN - while she was pregnant with his baby - after realizing they had the same great-grandparents during online baby name search
• A Utah mom has revealed she found out she 'accidentally married her cousin'
• Marcella Hill, 41, said the couple were on the couch looking for baby names
• They were looking at their grandparents' names on FamilySearch, realizing they're the same
• It turns out Marcella's grandpa was the first cousin of her husband's grandma
• The couple are actually third cousins - and remain married to this day

By LOUISE CHEER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 22:53, 19 January 2023 | Updated: 03:41, 20 January 2023

A Utah mom has revealed the shocking moment she found out she 'accidentally married her cousin' - having already fallen pregnant with his baby.

Business owner Marcella Hill, 41, shared the revelation about her and her husband, Tage, to her almost 300,000 followers on TikTok last Monday.

'So I've never publicly told anyone but I accidentally married my cousin,' she begins the video, which has been viewed almost one million times.

'I was sitting on the couch looking for names for the baby that we were about to have and I was on [genealogy site] FamilySearch.'

Marcella said she was looking at the names of her grandfather, grandmother, great-grandfather, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother when she realized something was amiss.


Utah business owner and mom Marcella Hill has revealed the shocking moment she found out she 'accidentally married her cousin'


Marcella pictured with her husband, Tage. The pair have a blended family with four children

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• What are the dangers posed to their children if they continue to procreate?

• It was also reported that Lisa Marie Priestly was a product of an incestuous marriage.

• Is it true that Muslims, especially the northern ones in Nigeria marry their own cousins?

• What would you have done if you discovered that you were pregnant for your husband who happens to be your husband?

Third cousins are allowed to marry in my tribe .

The first generations were siblings.

The relationship is still distance small sha......third cousin

OLAADEGBU:


• What are the dangers posed to their children if they continue to procreate?

• It was also reported that Lisa Marie Priestly was a product of an incestuous marriage.

• Is it true that Muslims, especially the northern ones in Nigeria marry their own cousins?

• What would you have done if you discovered that you were pregnant for your husband who happens to be your husband?

In Nigeria, Islam permits marriage between direct cousins and this has been going on very well without any issue...


Many people have married their cousins knowingly and unknowingly and you can't really say if it has any effect medically on the kids.

But I can never make a mistake to marry my cousin... Because me I de go village wella and I know all my cousin's both from paternal and maternal homes....

I deh always go settle village people make dem no come find me see....

JASONjnr:


In Nigeria, Islam permits marriage between direct cousins and this has been going on very well without any issue...


Many people have married their cousins knowingly and unknowingly and you can't really say if it has any effect medically on the kids.

But I can never make a mistake to marry my cousin... Because me I de go village wella and I know all my cousin's both from paternal and maternal homes....

I deh always go settle village people make dem no come find me see....

I wonder whether the bolded is responsible for the plenitude of physically challenged folks in that region.

OLAADEGBU:


I wonder whether the bolded is responsible for the plenitude of physically challenged folks in that region.

I doubt, they usually refused vaccination of their babies for polio and other medications since majority of them use midwifery as their delivery channels Instead of hospitals.

JASONjnr:


I doubt, they usually refused vaccination of their babies for polio and other medications since majority of them use midwifery as their delivery channels Instead of hospitals.

Incest increases the incidence of diseases and hereditary defects in their offsprings.

OLAADEGBU:


Incest increases the incidence of diseases and hereditary defects in their offsprings.

This is mostly possible when there is a common disease from their recessive traits....

If they're healthy and no underlying diseases...Then the inbreeding will never cause any problem.


I know a man who is married to his daughter. Infact, whole he was married to his wife, he was sleeping with his daughter and got her pregnant, his wife left the house and he's now married to his daughter...Their kids are academically sound and none of the kids have any disease or sickness of any kind.

JASONjnr:


This is mostly possible when there is a common disease from their recessive traits....

If they're healthy and no underlying diseases...Then the inbreeding will never cause any problem.


I know a man who is married to his daughter. Infact, whole he was married to his wife, he was sleeping with his daughter and got her pregnant, his wife left the house and he's now married to his daughter...Their kids are academically sound and none of the kids have any disease or sickness of any kind.

Below is a scientific research done the subject.

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/02/26/why-cousin-marriages-can-wreak-genetic-havoc-on-children/

JASONjnr:


This is mostly possible when there is a common disease from their recessive traits....

If they're healthy and no underlying diseases...Then the inbreeding will never cause any problem.


I know a man who is married to his daughter. Infact, whole he was married to his wife, he was sleeping with his daughter and got her pregnant, his wife left the house and he's now married to his daughter...Their kids are academically sound and none of the kids have any disease or sickness of any kind.

Ewww..... That man is mentally deranged!!

OLAADEGBU:


Below is a scientific research done the subject.

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/02/26/why-cousin-marriages-can-wreak-genetic-havoc-on-children/

There are hundreds and thousands of research on this subject as well that will disagree to your findings.

No research is concise....After findings, more research is done.

JASONjnr:


There are hundreds and thousands of research on this subject as well that will disagree to your findings.

No research is concise....After findings, more research is done.

Go to Pakistan and see the consequences for yourself.