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From the 16th century onwards, a seventh son (or, more rarely, seventh daughter) was widely thought to have psychic powers, usually as a healer, but sometimes as a dowser or fortune-teller; even more powerful was one whose father (or mother) was also a seventh son (or daughter) (Opie and Tatem, 1989: 146–7; Roud, 2003:

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Can this also work for those who are the seventh eldest but are adopted?
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To the best of my knowledge the seventh son thing only applies if you are the seventh biological son of a specific man and woman. It would not apply if you were adopted into a family as the seventh male child.

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