So this past year in 2013, I decided to take my research beyond those leaves in the software. I bought an Ancestry DNA kit. My siblings and I had been told as far back as I can remember that we were 100% German. I presumed this to be factual since our ancestors did come to America and were born in Germany (Prussia prior to 1871). I did the DNA test, registered it and linked it to me, and sent it back for them to do their stuff. I got my notice that the results were in about six weeks later. I opened up my account and was in for the shock of my life:
I was not 100% German! What?!?! How is that possible? So I spoke to my parents and they had told me that the information they gave us is what they were told, so it wasn't like they lied to us, they just didn't know any better. But here is the interesting breakdown:
I am 100% European.
Europe West-51%. This region includes: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, but can also be found in: England, Denmark, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic.
Scandinavia: 17%. Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are included here.
Ireland: 13%. Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
Great Britain-12%: England, Scotland, Wales.
Europe East-7%-Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia.
I did read that a typical native of European West is only 48%, and I have 3% more there than the typical native.
Based on my tracing back, there were marriages to people in the USA back in the 1800s and the roots of those people can be traced back to England. Just based off of what I have seen so far anyway. By no means am I done digging, but now I am working on the genealogical proof.
I put Prussia in parenthesis after Germany because Germany did not become a Unified Germany until the year of 1871. Prior to that year, it was known as Prussia.
I was not 100% German! What?!?! How is that possible? So I spoke to my parents and they had told me that the information they gave us is what they were told, so it wasn't like they lied to us, they just didn't know any better. But here is the interesting breakdown:
I am 100% European.
Europe West-51%. This region includes: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, but can also be found in: England, Denmark, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic.
Scandinavia: 17%. Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are included here.
Ireland: 13%. Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
Great Britain-12%: England, Scotland, Wales.
Europe East-7%-Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia.
I did read that a typical native of European West is only 48%, and I have 3% more there than the typical native.
Based on my tracing back, there were marriages to people in the USA back in the 1800s and the roots of those people can be traced back to England. Just based off of what I have seen so far anyway. By no means am I done digging, but now I am working on the genealogical proof.
I put Prussia in parenthesis after Germany because Germany did not become a Unified Germany until the year of 1871. Prior to that year, it was known as Prussia.
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