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A woman in Michigan knew what she was getting into when she married her husband, Andrew, 10 years ago.

He told her upfront that his family had not produced a female child since 1885. The Clark family spanned generation after generation with nothing but baby boys.

"I'm like, 'Oh, it's a 50-50 chance every time. What do you mean?' He goes, 'No, legitimately, we have not had a girl in our direct line in over 100 years.'" Carolyn Clark said in an interview with Good Morning America.

That peculiarity did not disuage Carolyn. She and Andrew married and decided to start a family together.

The couple said they experienced a miscarriage in 2021, so when they found out a year later that they were pregnant with another child they were thankful but cautious.

"When we found out we were pregnant, we honestly didn't care if we were having a boy or girl at that point. We just were thankful to be pregnant and just praying for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby," Carolyn said.

As the pregnancy progressed, the Clarks decided to save the baby's sex for a gender reveal. They had their family over and had cookies made so biting into them would reveal a pink or blue icing.

"We kept it a secret to ourselves as well. So I just assumed it was going to be blue in the center of the cookies and it'd be another boy in the lineage," Andrew said. "I was shocked. I think I just stared at the center of that cookie like, it's really pink. So it was a good surprise for us."

Audrey Marie Clark was born on St. Patrick 's Day, breaking the 138-year boy streak in the Clark family.

"We're so happy that she's finally here and once again, that she's healthy and that everything went well with the delivery," Carolyn said.

Wawelexy:
138 years of peace of mind.....

mytime24:
Pics

Brandiebird:
I guess that calls for a DNA test 😐

finallybusy:
Okay. Life continues. I'm surprised they kept records.

Mindlog:
The Caucasians keep records!

I did a research project for someone who was writing a book on her family history, I had to start from 1684 when her progenitor arrived present day Canada from France.

Went through Catholic church records in different Canadian provinces where
their births, baptism, marriages and deaths were registered.

Brandiebird:
I guess that calls for a DNA test 😐

NoToPile:
Nice, ordinary primary school attended here 40 years later you might not have a trace of it especially private schools.

Nigeria needs a solid database especially of births marriages etc etc.

Mindlog:
Nigeria is very low on that!

I was awed throughout the project, how those folks kept records of all that was significant for their progenies....I really learnt big on wars, escapes, deportations, re-entry, religious intimidations, outbreak of diseases etc that happen through those centuries.

I came off with the knowledge that no matter how Britiain wants to look prim and proper today, their ancestors were baddos as them show present day US and Canada shege!