Category: Twins

Categories: Multiple Births

Landing level category for profiles of persons of twin birth.

There are three types of twins:

  • Identical (Monozygotic) means that the zygote (fertilized egg) formed two separate embryos. Conjoined twins are identical twins with an incomplete separation of cells.
  • Semi-Identical (Sesquizygotic) is where two sperm fertilize one egg. The fertilized egg then splits in two. So, semi-identical twins share all the same chromosomes from their birthing parent (mother), but only 50 percent from their non-birthing parent (father). Semi-identical twins have only recently been discovered and there are so far only two known cases.
  • Fraternal (Dizygotic) means that more than one egg was fertilized. This is typical when fertility drugs were used; but it often occurs naturally as well. Because these twins share a completely different set of chromosomes from both their mother and father, they are genetically just like singleton siblings that just happen to be born at the same time. Twins of different genders are almost always fraternal twins (there are a few sets of different gender identical twins - this is caused by a genetic mutation and is extremely rare).

Fun Fact: Only 1/3 of all twins in the world are identical twins. Fraternal twins make up 2/3 of all twin births.

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30 Apr 1912 Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - 15 May 1940
30 Apr 1912 Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland - 28 May 1912
20 Sep 1900 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 04 Jul 1985 photo
20 Sep 1900 Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland - 20 Sep 1900

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12 May 1791 Bamble, Bamble, Telemark, Norge
12 May 1791 Bamble, Bamble, Telemark, Norge - 06 Aug 1793
02 Apr 1921 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands - 30 Sep 1942
02 Apr 1921 Amsterdam, North Holland, Nederland - 24 Aug 1942
29 Apr 1765 Oppenhuizen, Friesland, Nederland - 31 Mar 1832
29 Apr 1765 Oppenhuizen, Friesland, Nederland - 30 Aug 1826
1725 Rennesund, Solum, Telemark, Norge - 1790
1731 Rennesund, Solum, Telemark, Norge - 1762
1729 Rennesund, Solum, Telemark, Norge - 1744
1729 Rennesund, Solum, Telemark, Norge - 1794
1731 Rennesund, Solum, Telemark, Norge - 1732
1722 Rennesund, Solum, Telemark, Norge - 1795
1722 Rennesund, Solum, Telemark, Norge - 1723
12 Aug 1860 Sciota, Chazy, Clinton, New York, United States
17 Dec 1879 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
16 Jun 1831 Belmonte Castello, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
17 Dec 1879 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - 17 Dec 1879
30 Mar 1865 Mummel, New South Wales, Australia - 05 May 1914
03 Nov 1855 Mummel, New South Wales, Australia - 15 Aug 1932
abt 1859 - abt 1938
30 Mar 1865 - abt 1941
abt 1871 - abt 1939
abt 1871 - abt 1920
03 Nov 1855 Mummel, New South Wales, Australia - 30 Nov 1926 photo
31 Mar 1711 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts - abt 14 Sep 1744
21 Jul 1741 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 01 Aug 1741
20 Jul 1882 Warren, Illinois, United States - 02 Jan 1952
20 Jul 1882 Warren, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States - 02 Dec 1917
21 Jul 1741 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - aft 29 Sep 1768
01 May 1915 Bryant, Jay, Indiana, United States - 02 Feb 1989
01 May 1915 Bryant, Jay, Indiana, United States - 07 Oct 1999
13 Jul 1871 Horrheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
13 Jul 1871 Horrheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
22 May 1899 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States - 11 Jul 1996
22 May 1899 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States - 15 Mar 1987
13 Jun 1879 McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA - 03 Mar 1973 photo
13 Jun 1879 McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA - abt 1953
13 Aug 1859 Grimes, Texas - 22 Apr 1860 photo
13 Aug 1859 Grimes, Texas - 16 Oct 1929
17 Aug 1935 Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States - 12 May 2020
1900 Islington, London, England, United Kingdom - 1900
1900 Islington, London, England, United Kingdom - 1910
17 Jul 1891 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States - 17 Jul 1891
17 Jul 1891 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States - 17 Jul 1891
03 Jun 1867 Backaryd, Blekinge, Sweden
03 Jun 1867 Klåvben 38, Backaryd, Blekinge, Sweden - 05 Aug 1867
14 Dec 1842 Vestre Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge
14 Dec 1842 Vestre Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge - 21 Dec 1842
02 Aug 1889 Grønli under Bjørntvet, Eidanger, Telemark, Norge
02 Aug 1889 Grønli under Bjørntvet, Eidanger, Telemark, Norge - 20 Aug 1889
23 Aug 1901 Wadena, Minnesota, United States - 16 Mar 2000
14 Nov 1894 - 04 Sep 1966
14 Nov 1894 - 24 Jun 1975
11 Sep 1836 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - 13 Sep 1836
11 Sep 1836 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - 13 Sep 1836
10 Nov 1883 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy photo
10 Nov 1883 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
07 Dec 1858 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
07 Dec 1858 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
24 Dec 1862 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
24 Dec 1862 Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy - 01 Jun 1864
1899 Mortlake, Victoria, Australia - 15 May 1992
1899 Mortlake, Victoria, Australia - 06 Nov 1991
04 Jan 1886 Cloncurry, Colony of Queensland - 08 Dec 1888

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04 Jan 1886 Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia - 11 Feb 1948
18 Aug 1935 Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 09 Sep 1935
17 Aug 1800 Pennsylvania, United States - Jun 1868
17 Aug 1800 Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Feb 1850
04 Jan 1763 La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France
20 Jan 1917 New Zealand - 08 Jan 1993
20 Jan 1917 New Zealand - 07 Oct 1995
03 Aug 1803 St. Augustine, St. Johns, East Florida, New Spain
03 Aug 1803 St. Augustine, St. Johns, East Florida, New Spain - 01 Apr 1842
1641 Chatham, Kent, England - 07 Aug 1690
1641 Woolwich, Kent, England - 12 Oct 1719 photo
21 Apr 1742 Bermondsey, Surrey, England - 1742
21 Apr 1742 Bermondsey, Surrey, England - 25 Apr 1742
19 Mar 1749 Bermondsey, Surrey, England - 06 Apr 1749
Mar 1749 Bermondsey, Surrey, England - 06 Apr 1749
06 Jan 1837 Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States - 19 Jan 1925
25 Jun 1917 Kennaughty, Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland - 06 Dec 1999
25 Jun 1917 Kennaughty, Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland - 26 Sep 2003
06 Jan 1837 Perry, Illinois, United States - aft 1900
abt 27 Apr 1781 Louiseville, Province of Québec - 05 Mar 1823
abt 27 Apr 1781 Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup, Province de Québec
15 Nov 1868 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland - 15 Nov 1868
15 Nov 1868 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland - 15 Nov 1868
21 Apr 1866 Montmartin-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandie, France - 28 Nov 1920
08 Nov 1916 Saint-Lô, Manche, Normandie, France - 23 May 2005
1902 Greenock West, Scotland - 1986
1902 Greenock West, Scotland - 1969
17 Jul 1875 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Aug 1964
17 Jul 1875 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 26 Apr 1951
25 Sep 1811 Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 16 Aug 1848
25 Sep 1811 Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 08 Dec 1896
21 May 1819 Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 21 May 1819
21 May 1819 Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 22 May 1819
13 Jan 1873 - 13 Jan 1873
04 Nov 1837 Robinson, Coffee, Tennessee, United States - 18 May 1921
04 Nov 1837 Tennessee, United States - 18 Sep 1873
03 May 1928 Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States - 10 Nov 2011 photo
04 May 1928 Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States - 31 Mar 2015 photo
28 Jan 1889 Walton, Georgia, United States - 24 Nov 1960
22 Mar 1880 Kehrig, Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia - 03 Jul 1964
05 Oct 1885 Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois - 03 Jan 1900
05 Oct 1885 Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois - 03 Jan 1900
22 Mar 1880 Kehrig, Mayen, Rhineland, German Empire - 21 Jul 1961
09 Jun 1898 Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin, USA - 04 Jan 1973
09 Jun 1898 Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin, USA - 12 Mar 1980
1910s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow)
1845 Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1845 Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Living Adams
Living Adams
28 May 1898 Green Township, Clark, Ohio, United States
04 May 1935 Jeremiah, Letcher, Kentucky, United States - 06 May 1935
04 May 1935 Jeremiah, Letcher, Kentucky, United States - 05 May 1935
03 Dec 1933 Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States - 14 Dec 2017
15 Aug 1867 Kentucky, United States - 01 Aug 1929
15 Aug 1867 Letcher, Kentucky, United States - 05 Dec 1946
Living Adams
08 Feb 1924 Wayne, Tennessee, United States - 15 Feb 1937
08 Feb 1924 Wayne, Tennessee, United States - 23 Mar 1997
22 Aug 1769 Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts - May 1848
abt 24 Jul 1757 Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay - 05 Jan 1847
19 Apr 1926 Coffee County, Georgia, USA - 17 Aug 2012
19 Apr 1926 Nicholls, Coffee, Georgia, USA - 09 Feb 2005
25 Apr 1948 Letcher, Kentucky, United States - 25 Apr 1948
25 Apr 1948 Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States - 24 Mar 2003

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27 Aug 1908 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States - 26 Oct 1972
27 Aug 1908 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States - 14 Dec 2004
28 Jan 1889 Walton, Georgia, United States - 09 Feb 1972
22 Aug 1769 Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 17 May 1846
1913 Fullerton, Nebraska, USA - 31 May 1913
1897 East Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) - 1897
1897 East Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) - 1897
11 Apr 1910 Atchison, Missouri, United States - 18 Jan 1920
11 Apr 1910 Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States - 30 Aug 1910
06 Aug 1918 - 06 Aug 1918
05 Jan 1936 Linden, Carver's Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States - 05 Jan 1936 photo
05 Jan 1936 Linden, Carver's Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States - 05 Jan 1936 photo
19 Aug 1942 Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States - 26 Jul 2009 photo
07 Apr 1907 - 04 Nov 1907
07 Apr 1907 - 04 Aug 1907
14 Jun 1734 Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 01 Aug 1734
14 Jun 1734 Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
1860 Ararat, Victoria, Australia - 1860
1860 Ararat, Victoria, Australia - 1860
29 Sep 1874 Achlum, Friesland, Nederland - 12 Aug 1875
29 Sep 1874 Achlum, Friesland, Nederland - 07 Apr 1951
29 Oct 1888 Vorweiden, Weiden, Aachen, Rheinprovinz, Preußen, Deutschland - 07 Feb 1889
18 May 1890 Vorweiden, Weiden, Aachen, Rheinprovinz, Preußen, Deutschland
1757 Connecticut - 1822
1920s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Family Tree (Yellow)
1920s - 1990s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow)
24 Oct 1921 Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA - 25 Oct 1921
24 Oct 1921 Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, USA - 27 Oct 1921
03 Sep 1910 Wien, Østerrike - 1943
03 Sep 1910 Wien, Østerrike - abt 10 Aug 2004
12 Mar 1895 Södra Sandsjö, Kronoberg, Sverige
12 Mar 1895 Södra Sandsjö, Kronoberg, Sverige
abt 08 Feb 1720 Leende, Staats-Brabant, Nederland
abt 08 Feb 1720 Leende, Staats-Brabant, Nederland
06 May 1764 Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland - 02 Mar 1848
06 May 1764 Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland - 08 Feb 1833
1701 Bempton, Yorkshire, England - 1701
1701 Bempton, Yorkshire, England - 1702
26 Sep 1899 Paceco, Trapani, Sicily, Italy - 07 Mar 1900
26 Sep 1899 Paceco, Trapani, Sicily, Italy - 14 Jun 1904
Living Ager
Living Ager
1903 Maldon, Victoria, Australia - 1903
1903 Maldon, Victoria, Australia - 1903
Living Ahlbrecht
27 May 1901 Rackeby, Skaraborg, Sverige
27 May 1901 Rackeby, Skaraborg, Sweden
1769 Trelleborg, Malmöhus, Sverige - 1840
1772 Trelleborg, Malmöhus, Sverige - 1843
1775 Trelleborg, Malmöhus, Sverige - 1835
03 Nov 1778 Trelleborg, Malmöhus, Sverige - 18 Sep 1831
09 Mar 1933 Chambers County, Alabama, United States - 10 Aug 1933
09 Mar 1933 Langdale, Chambers, Alabama, United States - 25 Mar 2017
02 Jun 1929 Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Sep 1998
02 Jun 1929 Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 12 Mar 2014
bef 01 Aug 1880 Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - bef 10 Apr 1881
13 Apr 1821 Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 25 Jun 1891 photo
13 Apr 1821 Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 24 Apr 1904 photo
1897 New Zealand - 1971
17 Nov 1831 St Sepulchre Newgate, London, England, United Kingdom
17 Nov 1833 St Sepulchre Newgate, London, England, United Kingdom
1920s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
16 Jul 1922 Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States - 27 Jul 1922 photo
26 Jan 1919 Floyd, Virginia, United States - 29 Aug 1946
26 Jan 1919 Floyd County, Virginia, - 05 Aug 2009
 
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