GEDCOM Match
The acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. GEDCOM is a data structure created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for storing and exchanging genealogical information so that many different computer programs can use it. GEDCOM is a great tool for professional genealogists, however, its principle purpose is religious. One of the things this tool may be used for is to "baptize" Morman ancestors into the Church of Latter Days Saints so their souls can be saved.
Ancestry.com shows our lineage as being mostly western Europe, principally the British Isles. There is some similarity with ancestry.com and the breakdown provided by GEDcom. The results from GEDcom appear to be more comprehensive and includes the small percentage of American Indian in our blood line. |
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SMITH CHIDREN ANCESTRY
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Our ethnicity. We have 1.1% American Indian in our lineage which comes directly from the Turgeon side of the family. one of our ancient ancestors was a man with a French name, however, he was listed as "Metis". Metis is a term to define the aboriginal peoples of Canada, and is still used today. This breakdown on your left looks markedly different from Ancestry.com which says that our ancestry is 96% from Great Britain and Ireland and the remaining 4% from Italy, Greece, Spain and the Caucuses. While this may look radically different, the fact is that our ancestors in Ireland and Normandy originally came from western Asia and the Persian Gulf. GEDcom appears to take a more comprehensive view of our genealogical history. |
SHARED ANCESTRY
According to GEDCOM Match, the four closest relatives in the database matching to our genomes / chromosomes. Below is a match with our closest relative, Mike Grahl. Mike's great grandmother was Therese McGonigle, our grandmother Adelaide's sister. Because he is a close relative, there are few "black" areas that would represent a lack of distance between us and his family line.
CLOSEST RELATIVES
cM is a term used in genetic measurement that measures genetic distance. The higher the value for cM, the closer the relative is. For example, customers over 100 cM are second cousins or better, including those once or twice removed. Any value over 43 is considered a strong third cousin. Any cM value greater than 11.5 is also a third cousin but more distant, e.g., multiple times removed.
Total Shared cM (Chr 1-22):
According to GEDcom Match, our three closest cousins are: Mike Grahl (Neckar), Maureen Ellen Miller, and Jim Parsons. Jim Parsons is of interest because he is currently a TV and Broadway personality. Jim Parsons is estimated at 4.2 generations from us, while Mike Grahl is 3.0 generations from us (John and Ruth Smith children). Mike's mother is considered to be a second cousin based on the GEDcom results. I will need to do some additional research on Maureen Miller, but it appears that she may be from Minnesota, although that is speculative at the moments. The charts below show how many chromosomes we match (21 total): Mike Grahl is our closest who matches to 7 chromosomes with a high degree of overlap.
Segments in common:
The chromosomes where we match are detailed below. These should be able to help us determine which side of the family each of these members come from (Ryan/McGonigle/Smith/Turgeon. You will see momentarily, that the McGonigle side does not appear as a close relative to the Parsons line, even though it is considered close to us. While not close, the McGonigles do share two markers with Jim Parsons.
SHARED HERITAGE
Estimated generations between A817810 and A573440 = 4.2
Kits that match both A817810 and A573440 which is my DNA vs. Jim Parson's DNA. Below are the closest dual cousin matches that he has with us. It suggests that our relationship with him is through our Irish ancestry:
WHAT WERE OUR ANCESTORS LIKE?
Using the archaic method to analyze our DNA, it provides a view that is also very interesting. Our heritage is one that is principally European Hunter Gatherers, Early Farmers and Caucasian. This is roughly 85% of our heritage. As the Celts originally came from Indo China, the small amounts of Asian DNA is not surprising. This Asian influence is also derived from our ancestry to Canadian METIS aboriginal people, aka American Indians.
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HUNTER GATHERERS
Where in "Europe" did our ancestors play the hunter gatherer role? It might surprise you.
Hunter-Gatherer vs. Farmer (Gedmatch edition) |
The Hunter-Gatherer heritage details our ancestors early migration. Historically we know that the Celts came from what is today known as India, and we see this in the GEDcom analysis. |
OUR ARE PARENTS RELATED?
In comparing our 22 chromosomes, neither of our parents show a close relationship with each other. Based on GEDcom, the chromosome match shows:
*No shared DNA segments found
*No indication that your parents are related.