Genetic Affairs released a new AutoKinship tool designed for FamilyTreeDNA’s autosomal Family Finder matches, which also incorporates information from other sources. I must have fallen asleep at the wheel, because AutoKinship has been available for more than six months now. I’ve been testing this tool with my matches, and it’s an immense help to those …
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Marie Josèphe LePrince (1715-after 1787), A Grandmother’s Choice to Preserve Acadian Culture – 52 Ancestors #468
The surnames Prince, Le Prince, and LePrince are used interchangeably in Acadian records and genealogical sources, as are Marie Josèphe and Marie-Josèphe, with or without a hyphen. Marie Josèphe LePrince was born to Jean LePrince and Jeanne Blanchard on November 3, 1715, in Port Royal and baptized the same day. In her baptism record, her …
A Forest of Fathers: FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA Tree Tops 100,000 Branches
Congratulations to FamilyTreeDNA and all of their customers who contributed to this absolutely monumental milestone. The Y-DNA tree has now reached 100,000 branches. Chart courtest of FamilyTreeDNA I knew they were getting close because the official January numbers were 99,777. Congratulations to the entire team, but especially to Michael Sager, Senior Phylogeneticist, who has been …