Simeon Barker born where Marlboro Mar. 30, 1811 shock son
of Enoch Barker where and Anna Rising dau of Jonathan Rising. Marlboro, VT.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Amanuensis Monday: Remembering Where
Ongoing
transcription of hand-written notes found in the BISHOP family file at the NewYork State Library in Albany.
Enoch Barker perhaps in Warwick, Mass.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Ancestry Offers This Year's Records Free
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Baby Girl of Poland 1942
An interesting cousin surfaced in my mother's DNA matches at 23andMe. A woman who was given away as a baby in Poland in 1942 during World War II has submitted her DNA in hopes of locating family. Identifinders International features two people who were separated from their biological families at young ages because of the Holocaust who are now seeking their families of origin through DNA testing. Because they were separated so young, they have little or no recollection of their origins.
Here is what the match looks like between Baby Girl from Poland and my mother:
They share two small segments, which could indicate that they are distantly related from at least two ancestral lines. As Baby Girl has no documented lines and I have no documented lines in Poland, figuring this one out is going to depend on other people with documented lines coming forward with their DNA and their family trees.
A geographical map of the locations of Baby Girl's genetic matches and the locations of their ancestors was created at Google Maps. This is a great strategy for seeing where genetic relations live and forming possible branches of the tree based on concentrations. Drawbacks include recent migrations, lack of knowledge of one's roots, under-representation of certain groups and areas in the database, and confused names as geographic names were altered to reflect the language of the contemporary rulers of the area.
The map definitely shows a concentration of relatives in the area where Baby Girl was given to her new parents. A very close relation is still needed to possibly identify her birth parents.
Here is what the match looks like between Baby Girl from Poland and my mother:
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| 23andMe |
A geographical map of the locations of Baby Girl's genetic matches and the locations of their ancestors was created at Google Maps. This is a great strategy for seeing where genetic relations live and forming possible branches of the tree based on concentrations. Drawbacks include recent migrations, lack of knowledge of one's roots, under-representation of certain groups and areas in the database, and confused names as geographic names were altered to reflect the language of the contemporary rulers of the area.
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| Google.com/maps Locations of genetic relatives and their ancestral lines of Baby Girl |
Monday, December 24, 2012
Amanuensis Monday: Barker and Allard
Continuation of transcription of hand-written notes found
in the Bishop family file at the New York State Library in Albany. When compared to the P in Permela, the name appears to be Barker and not Parker.
Family Record of Enoch Barker
Permela Barker born Aug. 7, 1801.
Fanny Barker born Jan. 8, 1804.
Nancy Barker born Jan. 17, 1806.
David Barker born Sept. 8, 1807.
Lois Barker born June 6, 1809.
Simeon Barker born March 30, 1811.
Mother Anna Rising dau. Of Jonathan Rising Marlboro, VT.
Family Record of Charles E Allard.
Edwin Simeon Allard born Oct. 21, 1879.
Elsie Dora Allard born March 24, 1881.
Lurena Adelle Allard born Nov. 4, 1882.
Charles Albert Allard born June 7, 1886.
Gracia Ruth Allard born Aug. 31, 1889.
Bertha Christine Allard born Nov. 16, 1891.
Clyde Melville Allard born Aug. 13, 1893.
Edna May Allard born Aug. 23, 1895.
Elsie Dora died Feb. 26, 1904. 19 yrs 11 mo.
Edwin Simeon Vistula, Ind. Mar. 11, 1907. 28 yrs.
Gracia Ruth June 25, 1913. 24 yrs.
Lurena Adelle Dec. 5, 1917. 35 yrs.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Utilizing the DNA of a Close Cousin, Part Two
The arrival of my mother's maternal first cousin at 23andMe enables me to more definitely categorize our genetic cousins into branches of the tree using autosomal DNA.
Of particular concern was the beginning of chromosome 15. My mother has several matches that share a long segment with her from the beginning, zero, through 24,000,000. These genetic cousins are usually from Latvia or at least one parent was. I figured that these people were from my mother's father's side of the family, as my maternal grandmother has no Latvian ancestry known to me. But we have to keep an open mind about our notions of our origins when we analyze our DNA.
When my mother's brother tested, he did not match any of these people. In addition, he and my mother did not match on chromosome 15 until the 24,000,000 mark. This is because you have two sides to your chromosomes: one is from mom, the other from dad. My mother and uncle did not inherit the same piece of the beginning of chromosome 15 from their mother.
So I could not be sure if these people matched my mother through her father or her mother.
Then along came the maternal first cousin, F.O. He and my mother match at the beginning of chromosome 15, thus revealing my mother's maternal side of this segment.
Isn't it amazing that in all of these people, the chromosome "broke" in the same spot?
Comparing F.O. to the other people who match my mother at the beginning of chromosome 15, we find that F.O. does not match these people. So we can conclude that this group of Latvian cousins matches my mother through her father and not her mother. Now to find the elusive common ancestor of all of them . . .
Of particular concern was the beginning of chromosome 15. My mother has several matches that share a long segment with her from the beginning, zero, through 24,000,000. These genetic cousins are usually from Latvia or at least one parent was. I figured that these people were from my mother's father's side of the family, as my maternal grandmother has no Latvian ancestry known to me. But we have to keep an open mind about our notions of our origins when we analyze our DNA.
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| Jody's mom versus JZ, TD, and dg. Question posed by this match: Do these cousins match through the paternal or maternal side? |
When my mother's brother tested, he did not match any of these people. In addition, he and my mother did not match on chromosome 15 until the 24,000,000 mark. This is because you have two sides to your chromosomes: one is from mom, the other from dad. My mother and uncle did not inherit the same piece of the beginning of chromosome 15 from their mother.
So I could not be sure if these people matched my mother through her father or her mother.
Then along came the maternal first cousin, F.O. He and my mother match at the beginning of chromosome 15, thus revealing my mother's maternal side of this segment.
Isn't it amazing that in all of these people, the chromosome "broke" in the same spot?
Comparing F.O. to the other people who match my mother at the beginning of chromosome 15, we find that F.O. does not match these people. So we can conclude that this group of Latvian cousins matches my mother through her father and not her mother. Now to find the elusive common ancestor of all of them . . .
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| Maternal first cousin F.O. versus the Latvian matches. |
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