Click on any image to enlarge Recently, in a press release, FamilyTreeDNA announced a new version of their Family Finder autosomal test that increases coverage from about .02% to about 9% of the human genome. Increasing coverage to this level using precision genomics holds great promise for the future. Everyone who has purchased a Family …
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James Claxton Seen in Bed – and Not Alone…52 Ancestors #472
Say what? MY James Claxton was found where? With whom? When? Where? Sometimes genealogy drops an unexpected bombshell! The Shocker It all started with an email that I received from another genealogist – Lance. Lance was working feverishly on his genealogy, when he discovered that our ancestors knew each other. Well, I guess “knew” each …
Marguerite Hebert (c1652-1715/1734): Missing Children, Surprise Attacks, Hostages and Martyrs – 52 Ancestors #471
Marguerite Hebert was born around 1652 to Etienne Hebert and Marie Gaudet in or near Port Royal, Acadia. Marguerite’s life is at least partially documented, but at the same time uncertain, in part because we have conflicting information that has proven impossible to sort through and resolve. Marguerite Hebert is first found in the 1671 …