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Unknown Child on the Titanic – Part IV (Conclusion)
When AFDIL attempted an identification through Y-DNA, I was asked by my colleague Dr. Odile Loreille to find a Y-DNA reference for Sidney Goodwin. We were just finishing up the identification of The Hand in the Snow, so she knew I was … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Identifications
Tagged AFDIL, Alan Ruffman, Alma Paulson, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Augusta Goodwin, Charles Goodwin, DNA Identification, Eino Viljami Panula, Eugene Francis Rice, Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Forensic Genealogy, Frederick Goodwin, Gosta Paulson, Graeme Goodwin, Halifax, Identifinders, Jessie Goodwin, Lillian Goodwin, Mackay-Bennett, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Odile Loreille, Rebecca Just, Ryan Parr, Sidney Leslie Goodwin, Titanic, Unidentified, Unknown Child, William Goodwin, Y-DNA
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Unknown Child on the Titanic – Part III
To understand what happened next, you have to know a little about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Mitochondrial DNA is contained in small, football-shaped inclusions outside the nucleus of a cell. It’s widely believed that mitochondria were once independent bacteria that invaded … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Identifications
Tagged AFDIL, Alan Ruffman, Alfred Edward Peacock, Alma Paulson, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, DNA Identification, Eino Viljami Panula, Eugene Francis Rice, Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Forensic Genealogy, Gilber Sigvard Danbom, Gosta Leonard Paulson, Gosta Paulson, Halifax, Identifinders, Mackay-Bennett, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Odile Loreille, Ryan Parr, Sidney Leslie Goodwin, Titanic, Unidentified, Unknown Child, Y-DNA
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Maurice Conway
The best part of our projects is the good friendships we form with the people whose lives we touch. On our recent trip to Ireland, Andy and I visited with Maurice Conway and his family in Co. Limerick. Maurice provided the DNA … Continue reading
Posted in Military Identifications, Uncategorized
Tagged AFDIL, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Askeaton, County Limerick, DNA Identification, Forensic Genealogy, Frank van Zandt, Hand in the Snow, Ireland, Kevin McGregor, LCN, Low Copy Number, Marc Millican, Margaret Conway, Maurice Conway, Mike Grimm Sr., Military Identifications, mitochondrial DNA, Morgans, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, mtDNA, Northwest FLight 4422, Odile Loreille, Rathkeale, Ted Robinson, The Hand in the Snow, Unidentified, Unidentified Soldiers, Y-DNA
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23 and Me Male and Female Haplgroups
I just spent the evening reviewing the male and female haplogroups of Benjaman’s 23 and Me matches that are predicted to be at the 3rd and 4th cousins levels. I was hoping to find a geographical pattern that might indicate his origins. … Continue reading
Posted in Benjaman Kyle
Tagged 23 and Me, Amnesiac, Benjaman Kyle, DNA Identification, E1b1a8a, Forensic Genealogy, G2a, Haplogroup, I1*, Identifinders, Indianapolis, L3e5, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Q1a3a, R1b1b2a, SNPs, Subclade, Y-DNA
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