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information about dna testing

SHOULD I DO DNA TESTING?

> DON’T DO IT if you are not prepared to find sometimes unpleasant surprises!  


> Genealogical testing is a tool to augment traditional research, not a battering ram for brick walls. It is possible to find a parent or sibling, but most often DNA matches simply open further research avenues for continuing research.


> Ethnicity Estimates are ESTIMATES!


> CHECK THESE OUT:


This short NPR article provides excellent insight:               https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/02/12/466379200/can- you-tell-your-ethnic-identity-from-your-dna

          

This Vox video about what DNA testing can and cannot tell you is also very informative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIWlatQt4KE  

WHAT COMMPANY SHOULD I TEST WITH?

There are several great DNA testing companies. The most notable companies are:


> AncestryDNA 

> Family Tree DNA 

> 23andMe 

> MyHeritage 

> AfricanAncestry  


Many descendants of Charles and Hester Meehan have tested with AncestryDNA and 23andMe. I have found more Freeman and Anderson family connections through Ancestry.


WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF DNA TESTS?

> Autosomal DNA Test


> y-DNA Test


> mtDNA Test


> Genetic DNA Tests


> DNA Paternity Testing


GENEALOGICAL DNA TESTING, LAW INFORCEMENT AND PRIVACY

This topic has been in the spotlight for the past few years, especially in light of decades-old police cold cases that are being solved with the use of genealogical DNA databases. Understand what this could mean for you before you mail that sample off. The following article is one of many on the subject.


https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/02/20/dna-databases-are-boon-to-police-but-menace-to-privacy-critics-say


the dna of a meehan grandchild

THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

My Grandmother Meehan's Freeman and Anderson Family

Grandma Hester's family.

My Grandfather Meehan's Meehan and Leonard DNA Matches

Grandpa Charles's family

Charles Meehan's German and Jewish Roots

Germany and Michigan

Livas Anderson, Osborne Perry Anderson and the Possible Link to Quaker Communities

Quakers

Location of Catherine's MyHeritage DNA Matches

USA 4,590; United Kingdom 685; France 372; Germany 272; Canada 214; Ireland 51.

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