# George Washingtons dentist
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 20, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093 "2019-01-20T02:49:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/1 "2019-01-20T02:49:39Z")
This is a MPSIMS as it gets, but found it kind of fun.
I’m (very,very) distantly related to George Washington’s dentist. Please, please, I know, please be seated.
My 90yo Mothers grandmothers brothers wife’s great uncle was John Greenwood - George Washington’s dentist. Teeth made of hippopotamus tusk according to Wiki.
Huh. That’s sort of fun to know.
I can use this in any debate. Look them in the eye and say, “Do you know that my mothers grandmothers brothers wife’s great uncle was John Greenwood?” and walk away.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/2 "2019-01-20T03:08:01Z")
This is verified? Cool!
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### Author:  [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/3 "2019-01-20T04:33:15Z")
Part of that is by marriage, but still…
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### Author:  [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/4 "2019-01-20T05:15:00Z")
> [@enipla](#):
>
> This is a MPSIMS as it gets, but found it kind of fun.
>
> I’m (very,very) distantly related to George Washington’s dentist. Please, please, I know, please be seated.
>
> My 90yo Mothers grandmothers brothers wife’s great uncle was John Greenwood - George Washington’s dentist. Teeth made of hippopotamus tusk according to Wiki.
>
> Huh. That’s sort of fun to know.
>
> I can use this in any debate. Look them in the eye and say, “Do you know that my mothers grandmothers brothers wife’s great uncle was John Greenwood?” and walk away.
Cool info but I’m sad to say the father of our great democracy probably really hated your Mother’s Grandmother’s Brother’s Wife’s Great Uncle with a passion.
I kid, I kid!
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/5 "2019-01-20T05:17:56Z")
I have a family connection to a past POTUS. I ain’t telling it though. We like to keep such things under our hats. 😉
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### Author:  [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/6 "2019-01-20T17:03:36Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
>
> This is verified? Cool!
Seems to be. My mom has been doing [Ansestry.com](http://Ansestry.com) for 10 years or so, and has done the 21 and Me DNA stuff. She has been connected with a couple of people (verified by myself, I’ve met them, they are legit [she makes sure I’m there]). I ALWAYS remined her to be VERY, VERY careful. At 90yo, my Mom is still very sharp.
Huh. George Washington’s Dentist. Kind of funny.
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### Author:  [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/7 "2019-01-20T22:30:16Z")
Being related to George Washington’s dentist is _tre’ cool!_
If you or anyone in your current family is a dentist, I would very much like to make an appointment and have a complete set of hippopotamus dentures made for me (I don’t have many teeth left that are in alignment with each other). I don’t need the teeth to be whittled down or reshaped in any way—the [original set](https://photos.app.goo.gl/RgPR8sNCDNz7xaak8) will suit me just fine.
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### Author:  [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-washingtons-dentist/828093/8 "2019-01-21T01:19:37Z")
> [@Tibby](#):
>
> Being related to George Washington’s dentist is _tre’ cool!_
>
> If you or anyone in your current family is a dentist, I would very much like to make an appointment and have a complete set of hippopotamus dentures made for me (I don’t have many teeth left that are in alignment with each other). I don’t need the teeth to be whittled down or reshaped in any way—the [original set](https://photos.app.goo.gl/RgPR8sNCDNz7xaak8) will suit me just fine.
You say that now, but… I’m related to George Washington’s dentist.
enipla walks away.
It Works!
I so have to get an XKCD of this.
:D:D