The Fugates, commonly known as the "Blue Fugates" 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 be blue. == Ancestry == Martin Fugate and Elizabeth Smith, who had married and settled near Hazard, Kentucky around 1820, were both carriers of the recessive methemoglobinemia (met-H) gene.
The Fugates, commonly known as the "Blue Fugates" 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 be blue. == Ancestry == Martin Fugate and Elizabeth Smith, who had married and settled near Hazard, Kentucky around 1820, were both carriers of the recessive methemoglobinemia (met-H) gene.
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