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Ancestry/Genealogy

OnDoutside

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11. I'm not sure myself but I know that the ftdna project use

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #10)

Tue May 30, 2017, 01:21 AM

May 2017

DNA tests to verify what branch of the family line people are from.

For example, on my mother's line, she is descended from two groups who settled in a particular county in Ireland, while the majority were further North.

I'm now in touch with the project leader of my paternal name, and have asked for her input, so I'll report back here once they respond.

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Representing DNA data on websites [View all] OnDoutside May 2017 OP

23andMe is what some in my family used for that luvMIdog May 2017 #1

Sorry, I actually have done the test on OnDoutside May 2017 #3

oh okay then I can't help you with that . I misunderstood luvMIdog May 2017 #4

No problem, I know it's a bit of a longshot. There's an OnDoutside May 2017 #5

yes even if one isn't interested someone in their family is . I found out from my sister that I am luvMIdog May 2017 #6

That's cool ! Yes, it's funny that family history only grabs a small subset of an extended family, OnDoutside May 2017 #7

ours went waaay waaay back I am one percent Yakut from Northern Siberia.... luvMIdog May 2017 #8

I'll have to look that one up too ;) OnDoutside May 2017 #9

Our family used 23andme, too. nt CozyMystery May 2017 #2

What, specifically, do you mean by "DNA data"? Thor_MN May 2017 #10

I'm not sure myself but I know that the ftdna project use OnDoutside May 2017 #11

I think you are chasing something that doesn't exist. Thor_MN May 2017 #12