 The Acadian Amerindian Ancestry, the A haplogroup, and the A2 haplogroup projects with Family Tree DNA have registered the new, matching A2f1a1b haplogroup for matrilineal (mother-line) descendants of Anne Marie Mi'kmaq. The A2f1a1b mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup, to which matrilineal descendants of Anne Marie MI'kmaq now belong, is a brand new sub-branch of the A2f1a parent haplogroup. The refined, A2f1a1b mtDNA haplogroup designation adds to what we know about our connections to history and to each other, helps to distinguish Anne Marie Mi'kmaq's descendants from other lineages, and results from the latest, mitochondrial DNA "Tree of Humankind" update of March, 2025 (presently in BETA test). References:
Wikitree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mi'kmaq-20 Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background Haplogroup A mtDNA Project https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/haplogroup-a-mtdna/about/background Haplogroup A2 mtDNA Project https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/mt-dna-a2/about/background 03/03/2025 Family Tree DNA Press Release: https://www.prweb.com/releases/familytreedna-unveils-groundbreaking-mtdna-tree-of-humankind-expanding-maternal-lineage-mapping-by-over-35-000-branches-302387463.html  Perplexed about that same "cast of characters" that keeps showing up in your Family Finder / My Heritage / Ancestry / Gedmatch autosomal DNA match lists? I got 'em. Do you? I see many of the same DNA matches in every single system where I have my autosomal DNA enrolled. Some of my closest DNA matches I know personally (as they are extended family) -- some of my distant matches I've corresponded with and we've managed to nail down how we relate to each other; but there are still other DNA matches I scratch my head about when I look at them, but like you, I keep digging into the family trees to find our common ancestors.
Here again is a plug for Wikitree: I subscribe to Wikitree and today I found a wonderful little gem that points me to "living cousins" and shows exactly from which ancestor we descend (based on trees). If I dig into the profiles a little more I can find the kit numbers posted by relatives of my match. It also shows cousins who descend from the same "far off" ancestors I do - so I see French Quebec lines, Acadian - Amerindian lines, my Cajun lines that trace through the heart of Louisiana, and a couple of English lines that I know about from researching my tree. I recommend anyone who is serious about genetic genealogy (and I know there are more than a few of you here on this site) to sign up to Wikitree (for FREE!) and start contributing your family tree information. Anyway, there's this little link called "my cousins" that I recommend you try once you've entered your profiles for your ancestors -- or linked to them if they are already in the system: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:MyCousins Already a Wikitree subscriber and looking to find your living cousins? Try this link. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:MyCousins and have FUN finding these same "living cousins" who may also show up as matches in your Family Finder / Ancestry / My Heritage / Gedmatch results! Do it NOW!  Source: notesfrompoland.com Ptak, A. (2024, December 29). "Viking remains at medieval burial site in Poland confirmed by DNA testing: Genetic analysis of remains found at a medieval burial site in central Poland has confirmed their Scandinavian origin, marking the first evidence of Viking settlement in that particular Polish region." https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/12/29/viking-remains-at-medieval-burial-site-in-poland-confirmed-by-dna-testing/
From the agency's mission statement: "Provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation."  Press Release. (2024, November 13). "Airman Accounted For From World War II (Calvi, B.)." DPAA. https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements/Article/3961138/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-calvi-b/
From the Press Release: "WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, of North Adams, Massachusetts, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for September 16, 2024." "To identify Calvi’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis." Learn more. Visit: https://www.dpaa.mil/ Announcements by year: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements |
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