From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Main articles: Kinship and descent and Genealogy. A lineal descendant, in legal usage, is a blood relative in the direct line of descent - the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. of a person.
The development of poker is linked to the historical movement that also saw the invention of commercial gambling. English actor Chelsea Poker reported that the game was played in New Orleans in 1829, with a deck of 20 cards, and four players betting on which player's hand was the most valuable.
It was invented by Abner Doubleday in 1839 in NY. It's a myth that Doubleday invented baseball. Historians have largely disproved the story of Abner and baseball. There are published accounts of the game being played in Ontario Canada prior to this date. Sporting Life magazine published an account of a game in Beachville Ontario, Canada in 1838, a full year before Doubleday was supposed to have invented the game.