News from the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project
Project Background
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Surname Project enables participants to actively engage in our unique and exciting heritage by adding and comparing DNA test results and family lines, sponsoring the purchase of DNA test kits, and discovering more about our earliest ancestors.
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project results reflect the diverse heritage of our earliest Nova Scotia ancestors. Our ancestors include Amerindians (mostly Mi’kmaq) and the intrepid settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in the 16th and 17th centuries and intermarried with the Amerindians of the area, whose families would become pioneers of the New World. Numbering among our project participants are those who possess European surnames, but have been found (through Y DNA testing) to be of Amerindian ancestries, through paternal family lines.
Our family lines have extended well-beyond the original boundaries of what was known to the French as Acadia, but to our Amerindian ancestors as Mi’kma’ki, as our ancestors settled the outer-reaches of Nova Scotia, including Cape Breton, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Our family lines continue to extend, traversing the entire North American continent and beyond. Many who live in the United States trace their genealogies back to the first Acadian Amerindian immigrants who arrived in Louisiana after being deported from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755 (in the "Grand Deportation') -- and belong to a "Cajun" community known worldwide for its food, flair, fun, and love of all things French.
Group participants are at once intrigued, mystified, and challenged by our Amerindian heritage; some of us have completed our quest for our earliest Amerindian ancestors; other searches are still in progress, with participant DNA testing helping us solve some of our greatest family riddles. One participant describes how she employed her own mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) test results in her quest for her earliest maternal Amerindian ancestor in the story, Finding Anne Marie.
A companion article, Confirmed C3b Y DNA Results Test the Heritage of Cajun Cousin Keith Doucet details a participant's experience with Y DNA testing, with an outcome that leads him, and others, to re-assess the origins of his established Acadian surname, as related to his paternal ancestor, Germain Doucet, b. 1641.
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Surname Project assists participants in their search for their earliest Amerindian ancestors, at times contributing to the purchase of DNA test kits for descendants whose maternal line traces to a “Person of Interest” (For a list of names, click on Goals Tab) and employing DNA test results to validate family lines.
It is incredibly exciting to have found that so many of our study participants share the same ancient Amerindian family lines and have the same exact DNA mutation strings appearing in their test results. By comparing DNA test results with known genealogical lines and establishing "Family Clusters" among surnames, we enhance the traditional paper-based genealogical search methods with the study of our common genetic characteristics (markers) so that we may discover and verify our Acadian Amerindian ancestor’s earliest origins.
We welcome you to join the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Surname Project and become part of our study. YOUR DNA may be the key to unlocking somes of the mysteries surrounding our ancestors as well as proving the Amerindian origins of some of our earliest mothers. There may even be surprises with regards to the origins of some Founding Fathers. Email the Project Administrator if you have any questions.
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project results reflect the diverse heritage of our earliest Nova Scotia ancestors. Our ancestors include Amerindians (mostly Mi’kmaq) and the intrepid settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in the 16th and 17th centuries and intermarried with the Amerindians of the area, whose families would become pioneers of the New World. Numbering among our project participants are those who possess European surnames, but have been found (through Y DNA testing) to be of Amerindian ancestries, through paternal family lines.
Our family lines have extended well-beyond the original boundaries of what was known to the French as Acadia, but to our Amerindian ancestors as Mi’kma’ki, as our ancestors settled the outer-reaches of Nova Scotia, including Cape Breton, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Our family lines continue to extend, traversing the entire North American continent and beyond. Many who live in the United States trace their genealogies back to the first Acadian Amerindian immigrants who arrived in Louisiana after being deported from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755 (in the "Grand Deportation') -- and belong to a "Cajun" community known worldwide for its food, flair, fun, and love of all things French.
Group participants are at once intrigued, mystified, and challenged by our Amerindian heritage; some of us have completed our quest for our earliest Amerindian ancestors; other searches are still in progress, with participant DNA testing helping us solve some of our greatest family riddles. One participant describes how she employed her own mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) test results in her quest for her earliest maternal Amerindian ancestor in the story, Finding Anne Marie.
A companion article, Confirmed C3b Y DNA Results Test the Heritage of Cajun Cousin Keith Doucet details a participant's experience with Y DNA testing, with an outcome that leads him, and others, to re-assess the origins of his established Acadian surname, as related to his paternal ancestor, Germain Doucet, b. 1641.
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Surname Project assists participants in their search for their earliest Amerindian ancestors, at times contributing to the purchase of DNA test kits for descendants whose maternal line traces to a “Person of Interest” (For a list of names, click on Goals Tab) and employing DNA test results to validate family lines.
It is incredibly exciting to have found that so many of our study participants share the same ancient Amerindian family lines and have the same exact DNA mutation strings appearing in their test results. By comparing DNA test results with known genealogical lines and establishing "Family Clusters" among surnames, we enhance the traditional paper-based genealogical search methods with the study of our common genetic characteristics (markers) so that we may discover and verify our Acadian Amerindian ancestor’s earliest origins.
We welcome you to join the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Surname Project and become part of our study. YOUR DNA may be the key to unlocking somes of the mysteries surrounding our ancestors as well as proving the Amerindian origins of some of our earliest mothers. There may even be surprises with regards to the origins of some Founding Fathers. Email the Project Administrator if you have any questions.
Project Goals
Established in 2006, the Amerindian Ancestry Out of Acadia DNA Project mission is to research and publish the mtDNA and Y chromosome genetic test results of site participants who descend from persons living in Nova Scotia and surrounding environs in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing specifically upon the early population of l'Acadie. As part of the mission, the Project develops a database of published mtDNA and Y Chromosome test results and encourages the sharing of this information among other similarly focused studies for the purposes of comparison and the advancement of science and research.
- Research Native Unions: To obtain mtDNA information from maternal line descendants of recorded Native unions occurring in this geographic locale during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Research Maternal-line Ancestors of Unknown Surname: To obtain mtDNA results of participants who trace their maternal-line ancestries to women of 17th and 18th century Nova Scotia, for whom surnames cannot be established through traditional records research.
- Complete Surname Study: To obtain mtDNA results and Y chromosome DNA test results of participants who trace their maternal-line and paternal-line ancestries to persons living in Nova Scotia in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing specifically on the population of l'Acadie.
- Research Amerindian Haplogroups: To compile and research Amerindian haplogroup test results of participants whose family lines may not include Acadians but whose ancestors originate from the same geographical region.
- Research Statistically Rare Haplogroups: To compile and research statistically rare haplogroup information discovered among project participant mitochondrial and Y chromosome test results.
- Sponsorship of DNA Tests: The Project provides financial support of mitochondrial and Y chromosome DNA testing at the discretion of its members.
- Note: Please check the mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome test result tabs for updates as participant DNA test results are added frequently. The DNA group is open to any Acadian descendant or Native descendant of the Maritimes and Gaspé regions and we welcome your participation.
Project News
We extend invitations to our friends and relations from all across North America -- including the United States (especially the East Coast, Louisiana and Texas) Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, the Gaspe Region, Quebec, and surrounding areas to join our Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA project.
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia project members research deep ancestry through the Family Finder product and extended Y DNA and Full Mitochondrial DNA Sequence tests: Click Order Your Test Kit from Family Tree DNA to view all Family Tree DNA products and prices.
Thank you for your continued support. We appreciate your contribution to the sustained growth of the Family Tree DNA matching database, the best genealogical matching tool of its kind. To join our project, click the following link: Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia project members research deep ancestry through the Family Finder product and extended Y DNA and Full Mitochondrial DNA Sequence tests: Click Order Your Test Kit from Family Tree DNA to view all Family Tree DNA products and prices.
Thank you for your continued support. We appreciate your contribution to the sustained growth of the Family Tree DNA matching database, the best genealogical matching tool of its kind. To join our project, click the following link: Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project
Project Trends
Recent surname studies within the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project have revealed surprising Amerindian origins, discovered through DNA testing. Please visit our mtDNA and Y DNA results tabs for updated results.
All About Haplogroup X
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project, in addition to hosting the DNA results of participants who trace their earliest ancestries to Nova Scotia, the Gaspe region of Quebec, and surrounding areas, has become the home of several statistically rare haplogroups, including "X." After reviewing the results we have on file for haplogroup X in the mtDNA section, please click here to view the latest Phylotree Chart.
Haplogroup C3b-P39 Subclade in North America
The C3b-P39 subclade is of interest with regards to the "North American - Amerindian" project scope of the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project -- and our ancestry. We continue to research these results and compare our participants' results with others in the Family Tree DNA project studies.
The latest Family Tree DNA C3 P39 subclade test results do in fact show that fourteen of our Y DNA project participants belong to the North American-Native American C3b (P39) subclade. View recent results for the C3b haplogroup types, with associated surnames of earliest ancestors reported by project participants, by clicking the Y DNA tab on the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia project site. Read the article, " Confirmed C3b Y DNA Results Test the Heritage of Cajun Cousin Keith Doucet," to learn more. Please click the following links to find more information about haplogroup C3:
C3b Y chromosome DNA Test Results Point to Native American Deep Ancestry, Relatedness, among United States and Canadian Study Participants Haplogroup C3 (Y-DNA)
Trend for matching Haplogroup B / B2c mtDNA results in Canada
The following mtDNA Haplogroup B sequence was recently added to our Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA Project:
16048A, 16104T, 16181G, 16182C, 16183C, 16189C, 16217C, 16519C 16217C, 16519C
Project participants having this sequence list Canada, significant to our project scope, as the geographic location of earliest ancestors.
Haplogroup A2-C64T - Updates from the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project
Recent haplogroup A2-C64T subclade (formerly listed as haplogroup A2i in our project) mtDNA test results helped Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA participant, Emile Broome, discover his earliest Amerindian-Acadian ancestry dating back to the 1600s -- and the town of Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Read about Emile's experience in the article, "Travel Teamwork and mtDNA Test Results add up to Emile Broome's Amerindian Acadian Ancestry."
New A2f1a Haplogroup Trend
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project member participation has yielded a new Amerindian (Native American) A2f1a haplogroup branch found among Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project participants whose ancestries trace to the Atlantic Canada region -- and Nova Scotia - Acadian family lines, as identified in the 2009 Phylotree Chart. Other full genomic sequence tests have yielded variants of haplogroup A and the x2a haplogroup finding for Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project participants. Thanks to all who have contributed by your participation in the mitochondrial DNA full genomic sequence tests offered by Family Tree DNA and the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA project. These and other of our findings help us meet the project's published genetic genealogy research objectives. (click the Project Goals tab for more information).
Click here to view the latest Phylotree Chart
All About Haplogroup X
The Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project, in addition to hosting the DNA results of participants who trace their earliest ancestries to Nova Scotia, the Gaspe region of Quebec, and surrounding areas, has become the home of several statistically rare haplogroups, including "X." After reviewing the results we have on file for haplogroup X in the mtDNA section, please click here to view the latest Phylotree Chart.
Haplogroup C3b-P39 Subclade in North America
The C3b-P39 subclade is of interest with regards to the "North American - Amerindian" project scope of the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project -- and our ancestry. We continue to research these results and compare our participants' results with others in the Family Tree DNA project studies.
The latest Family Tree DNA C3 P39 subclade test results do in fact show that fourteen of our Y DNA project participants belong to the North American-Native American C3b (P39) subclade. View recent results for the C3b haplogroup types, with associated surnames of earliest ancestors reported by project participants, by clicking the Y DNA tab on the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia project site. Read the article, " Confirmed C3b Y DNA Results Test the Heritage of Cajun Cousin Keith Doucet," to learn more. Please click the following links to find more information about haplogroup C3:
C3b Y chromosome DNA Test Results Point to Native American Deep Ancestry, Relatedness, among United States and Canadian Study Participants Haplogroup C3 (Y-DNA)
Trend for matching Haplogroup B / B2c mtDNA results in Canada
The following mtDNA Haplogroup B sequence was recently added to our Amerindian Ancestry Family Tree DNA Project:
16048A, 16104T, 16181G, 16182C, 16183C, 16189C, 16217C, 16519C 16217C, 16519C
Project participants having this sequence list Canada, significant to our project scope, as the geographic location of earliest ancestors.
Haplogroup A2-C64T - Updates from the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project
Recent haplogroup A2-C64T subclade (formerly listed as haplogroup A2i in our project) mtDNA test results helped Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA participant, Emile Broome, discover his earliest Amerindian-Acadian ancestry dating back to the 1600s -- and the town of Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Read about Emile's experience in the article, "Travel Teamwork and mtDNA Test Results add up to Emile Broome's Amerindian Acadian Ancestry."
New A2f1a Haplogroup Trend
Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project member participation has yielded a new Amerindian (Native American) A2f1a haplogroup branch found among Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA Project participants whose ancestries trace to the Atlantic Canada region -- and Nova Scotia - Acadian family lines, as identified in the 2009 Phylotree Chart. Other full genomic sequence tests have yielded variants of haplogroup A and the x2a haplogroup finding for Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project participants. Thanks to all who have contributed by your participation in the mitochondrial DNA full genomic sequence tests offered by Family Tree DNA and the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Family Tree DNA project. These and other of our findings help us meet the project's published genetic genealogy research objectives. (click the Project Goals tab for more information).
Click here to view the latest Phylotree Chart
Visit the Amerindian Ancestry out of Acadia Project website to learn more!
From Family Tree DNA: SPECIAL DNA DAY REDUCED PRICING!
"...In 2006, Family Tree DNA pioneered the use of mitochondrial (mtDNA) full sequences to solve maternal genealogical puzzles and to produce the deepest maternal haplogroups in the industry. At that time, only a few academic researchers were using the power of the mtDNA full sequence for anthropological studies.
Now 7 years later, all serious academic researchers use mtDNA full sequences for their maternal lineage research. Several prestigious institutions send their DNA samples to Family Tree DNA for complete mtDNA sequencing.
Knowing that this testing level is the best value for genealogy, we have preferred to see the mtDNA full sequencing used for all genealogical purposes. However, limited lab capacity forced us to use pricing as a mechanism to control the number of orders we receive. That’s about to change!
We are proud to announce we have moved our Full Sequencing line from Sanger DNA sequencing to what is called Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). This gives us much greater capacity to process tests, to reduce costs without sacrificing quality, and to ensure shorter turnaround times.
We must run the entire sequence every time we process an mtDNA full sequence test, even for upgrades. However, in celebration of this advance- and National DNA Day – we’re offering our lowest price ever for upgrades to FMS.
For a limited time, whether you’ve tested HVR1 or HVR1+2, you’ll be able to upgrade to the Full Sequence for just $129!
Rather than the 8-10 weeks first generation sequencing required, we expect your results to be completed within 5-6 weeks. This does depend on the number of orders received though. If their DNA is already at our lab, those who order first may expect even shorter turnaround times.
By upgrading to the mtDNA Full Sequence, you can see your matches at the highest resolution possible since this test sequences the entire mtDNA genome. If you belong to a subclade of your haplogroup, you’ll see that information, too. You also will be able to share your sample with the academic community at www.mtdnacommunity.org (Sharing is voluntary-some consider this a benefit!) "
"...In 2006, Family Tree DNA pioneered the use of mitochondrial (mtDNA) full sequences to solve maternal genealogical puzzles and to produce the deepest maternal haplogroups in the industry. At that time, only a few academic researchers were using the power of the mtDNA full sequence for anthropological studies.
Now 7 years later, all serious academic researchers use mtDNA full sequences for their maternal lineage research. Several prestigious institutions send their DNA samples to Family Tree DNA for complete mtDNA sequencing.
Knowing that this testing level is the best value for genealogy, we have preferred to see the mtDNA full sequencing used for all genealogical purposes. However, limited lab capacity forced us to use pricing as a mechanism to control the number of orders we receive. That’s about to change!
We are proud to announce we have moved our Full Sequencing line from Sanger DNA sequencing to what is called Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). This gives us much greater capacity to process tests, to reduce costs without sacrificing quality, and to ensure shorter turnaround times.
We must run the entire sequence every time we process an mtDNA full sequence test, even for upgrades. However, in celebration of this advance- and National DNA Day – we’re offering our lowest price ever for upgrades to FMS.
For a limited time, whether you’ve tested HVR1 or HVR1+2, you’ll be able to upgrade to the Full Sequence for just $129!
Rather than the 8-10 weeks first generation sequencing required, we expect your results to be completed within 5-6 weeks. This does depend on the number of orders received though. If their DNA is already at our lab, those who order first may expect even shorter turnaround times.
By upgrading to the mtDNA Full Sequence, you can see your matches at the highest resolution possible since this test sequences the entire mtDNA genome. If you belong to a subclade of your haplogroup, you’ll see that information, too. You also will be able to share your sample with the academic community at www.mtdnacommunity.org (Sharing is voluntary-some consider this a benefit!) "
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All orders must be placed and paid for by 11:59PM on Monday April 22nd, to receive the promotional rate. As with all promotions, orders need to be placed by the end of the sale and payment must be made by end of this sale.