my genealogy life

Family stories are my buried treasure

Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland

Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, that bring our ancestors back to life.

Tag: misattributed parentage

  • The Uncharted Territory of DNA Surprises

    The Uncharted Territory of DNA Surprises

    Guess what happened to me this week? Well, it may not be too hard to guess after reading the title… I sponsored a test for a 2nd cousin 1 removed with the testees nephew (who was as excited as I was) organizing everything. Two days ago my email dinged with Ancestry alerting me that the results…