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 …

Mar 6, 2023 · In the isolated hollows of rural eastern Kentucky, they were known as the blue Fugates and the blue Combses. Collectively they were called the blue people of Kentucky. For …

Aug 5, 2023 · When a family lives in isolation, it doesn’t make sense to constantly leave to marry. This is how the blue people spread throughout Eastern Kentucky. For nearly 200 years, no …

Mar 21, 2023 · Known as the blue people of Kentucky, the Fugate family settled in Appalachia in 1820 and became famous for a recessive gene that made their skin bright blue. For 197 years, …

Feb 21, 2012 · In an unusual story that involves both genetics and geography, an entire family from isolated Appalachia was tinged blue. Their ancestral line began six generations earlier …

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.

Deep in the woods of Kentucky, a fiercely private family gave birth to blue-skinned children since the 1800s. The color of their skin was so shocking for normal people to see, that they chose to …

Aug 2, 2024 · In the 1820s there lived a couple in Kentucky whose family would become known as the Blue Fugates. Why? Because they carried a rare genetic condition that gave several …

Jul 12, 2021 · They were also known as the “Blue People of Kentucky.” This is because the entire family had blue skin, which later research suggests was due to a genetic abnormality that …