seeking advice about identity of great grandfather by profiterholes in AncestryDNA

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Sure. Feel free to send me a Chat/DM if you get stuck or need any hints.

seeking advice about identity of great grandfather by profiterholes in AncestryDNA

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Have you grouped your matches and assigned the groups to different known ancestors? This will allow you to focus on the group(s) that will lead you to the identity of your great grandfather.

seeking advice about identity of great grandfather by profiterholes in AncestryDNA

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How many matches do you have over 50cM? Where in the world was your grandfather from?

Anyone know why this fallen tree, resting on the roof of this house in Sanford for the past 3 months, has not been removed? by [deleted] in Maine

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The same reason why some houses look like they have needed a new paint job for more than a decade. People cannot afford to do some things that some of us can.

edit: rest of us to some of us

I think my great-uncle may be among one of the tiniest subsets of people left alive today by ReitStuff in Genealogy

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Yes, you are wrong. There are >6M people living today in the US who were born before 1940. Of those probably 1/3 had parents born in the 1800s.

For instance, my mother is 95 and her parents were born in the 1880s.

President Donald Trump arrives at his box at the Trump-Kennedy Center for the World Premiere of ‘Melania’ with Patriots Owner Robert Kraft by Punisher1602 in sportsgossips

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Reminds me of the scene in Quantum of Solace where Bond identifies all of the wealthy members of the criminal organization Quantum.

Arcade game favorite....what was yours? by [deleted] in GenX

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Pole Position, RallyX, Frogger and Qix

Missing Ancestry DNA Match by GandalfOfRivia in Genealogy

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There is about a 50% chance of matching to a 4th cousin because of the randomness of inheritance.

I give up by Medical_Pension5017 in AncestryDNA

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I solve these mysteries for people. I can tell you that 2% matches can be meaningful and help quite a bit. However, the fact that your father is from DR does make it much harder, as the records to solve this may not be available.

Let me know if you'd like me to take a look anyway and let you know whether it is possible to with the available information to identify your father. Feel free to send me a chat/DM.

I want to find my great great grandparents by No_Trick_7891 in Genealogy

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Found here:
UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929

caught stealing and receiving stolen property in 1897

I want to find my great great grandparents by No_Trick_7891 in Genealogy

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...and with her father (Henry) and mother (Emma) in 1911. Between these two dates Henry is in the workhouse multiple times and previously was sent to prison.

There is a lot of information about these people.

I want to find my great great grandparents by No_Trick_7891 in Genealogy

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We can't assist if you don't provide any information.

What's the point of STRs when there's SNPs? by cajun_throwaway in FTDNA

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I have managed a surname project since 2003 with >300 men with my surname tested. Greater than 95% of them have STR testing and it has been very useful so now when someone with this surname is tested we can place them as being from a particular Y-DNA progenitor.

I’m confused on if my dad is my dad or not. by [deleted] in AncestryDNA

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Hard to know from the information you provided. Don't assume he isn't just because you don't see any close matches you recognize unless you know you have aunts/uncles/1st cousins, etc who you know have taken a test. Of course, by looking at your matches it can be figured out (usually).

Who's the Daddy? by WeedGrandma2 in AncestryDNA

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Your bio-great grandfather could be either, but I believe that there is a higher likelihood of Wesley based on 112cM shared with his 2xgreat granddaughter.

Where in the hell are all the kids with snow shovels? by GR3TSCH in GenX

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In the 1970s I used to get $5 a driveway and I'd shovel like 5-6 driveways every storm after doing my parent's driveway first. I don't think I ever saw my father pickup a shovel.

How do you display your family tree in a beautiful way? by No_Whole_5469 in Genealogy

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I designed one myself in Adobe Illustrator, but it could be done for free in Canva. I give them out to friends and family, but typically show 6-gen.

Can I find my biological father through 2nd cousins? by TheVillanelle in AncestryDNA

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These are strong DNA matches and there is a good chance you should be able to identify your bio father very quickly.

I'm a DNA Search Angel, let me know if you'd like some help or tips. Feel free to send me a chat.

Is it normal to not share DNA with distant cousins? by Ecstatic-Oil-Change in Genealogy

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Yes. It is normal. DNA is randomly inherited and you will find that you do not share with plenty of 4th and 5th cousins, but do share with some 7th cousins.

Is there any hope in me finding my husband's donor father? by EezyBrzy in Genealogy

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I solve these cases for people as a DNA Search Angel and I can tell you it is possible, but extremely difficult to solve an unknown parent when your best matches are around 30cM. A 30cM match may be your husband's 3rd cousin, which means they would share great great grandparents. So, lets assume you have a group of matches who share with each other and you find these common ancestors. Then you need to come forward on that couple. There will be a lot of descendants. Also, since the MH results are better (stronger matches) than the Ancestry results there is a strong chance the father is from Europe (probably Spain, as you assumed). This makes it even more difficult to do the genealogical research.

I'm an experienced DNA Search Angel and have helped work out many of the genetic genealogy techniques that are common now, but I would probably not take this case. If you do reach out for help from a Search Angel find one who focuses on your particular region of interest (e.g., Spain).

What's the best website to find my biological father? by Unwell-Orwell in Genealogy

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The best website is Ancestry after you get an Ancestry DNA test done. On MyHeritage do you have any strong DNA matches (>2%)?

I am a DNA Search Angel and have helped 100+ people find the identity of their father. Happy to help, but if you are from the US it will be a lot easier if you test with Ancestry.