Florence Dagg informed the Bayshore Genealogical Society this week that she has successfully traced her family line back to well-known forebearers Adam and Eve. “It was quite exciting to find out that I had such famous ancestors,” Florence exclaimed. “I couldn’t wait to report it to the Society when I found out.”

Prior to her discovery, Florence (whose maiden name is Stewart) had spent over five years researching her family roots, but was never able to go farther back than her great-great-great-great-great grandfather Archibald Stewart who was born in 18th century Scotland. Her breakthrough came when she was able to locate an old family Bible owned by her Aunt Mabel that contained extensive birth and death records of the Stewart clan throughout several generations. Surprisingly, the real story of her heritage wasn’t found in the handwritten entries, but in the printed text of the Bible.

“What I noticed as I flipped through the pages,” explained Florence, “was that the Book of Genesis already had a very thorough genealogical record for me to use that went all the way back to the beginning of creation. The added handwritten records only went back to A.D. 1750.”

Within days of finding the Genesis account, Florence was able to flesh out her family history and establish a more intimate connection with her ancestry, both the good and the bad. “Apparently there was some nasty business that involved my distant cousin Cain, but the family doesn’t really like to dwell on that. We’d rather reminisce about all the good times we had before the flood. I have a feeling our family reunions back then were a riot… especially if Noah tried to get Grandpa Methuselah and the gang together for an eight-generation group picture during the holidays.”

Some members of the Bayshore Genealogical Society remain skeptical of Dagg’s research, which they say leans heavily on Jewish tradition and relies very little on official records from the more reliable Mormon genealogical database. Yet Florence is unmoved by the criticism, and remains convinced that she’s descended from Adam. “Look, I’ve been sinning my whole life and fallen short of the glory of God. Coincidence? I think not. It’s in the blood, baby.”

Her next research project? Looking for her Savior.