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Blue Fugates - Wikipedia
Members. Benjamin Stacy. The Fugates, commonly known as the " Blue Fugates " [1] or the " Blue People of Kentucky ", are an ancestral family living in the hills of Kentucky starting in the 19th century, where they are known for having a genetic trait that led to the blood disorder methemoglobinemia, causing the skin to appear blue.
Meet The Fugate Family, The Mysterious Blue People Of Kentucky
Updated June 21, 2023. For nearly 200 years, the Fugates — known as the blue people of Kentucky — remained largely sealed off from the outside world as they passed their blue skin from generation to generation.
Fugate Name Meaning & Fugate Family History at Ancestry.com®
Fugate Name Meaning. English (of Norman origin): variant of Fugett . Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022. Similar surnames: Fugatt, Fugit, Fugitt, Legate, Dugay, Adgate, Ludgate, Fugett, Hogate. 402,000 record (s) for Fugate. 57K Birth, Marriage, and Deaths. 6K Military Records. 710 Immigration Records.
The Fugate Family of Kentucky Had Blue Skin For Generations
In 1820, a very unique man named Martin Fugate immigrated to the United States from France. He wanted to settle down for a new life in Troublesome Creek, Kentucky. Because the United States offered free land to people willing to settle down there. He was born with blue skin, and his family had abandoned him in an orphanage when he was a baby.
Blue People of Kentucky: Why the Fugate Family Had Blue Skin
The "Blue People of Kentucky" are not a myth. They are members of the Fugate family, who carry a rare, recessive gene that makes their skin appear blue.
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