I have several comments on this some DNA and one general history. Let's start with the easiest one. There were times when Poland did not exist as a country and was divided up. My uncle's birth certifi

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I have several comments on this some DNA and one general history. Let's start with the easiest one. There were times when Poland did not exist as a country and was divided up. My uncle's birth certifi

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My suggestion is that you use http://www.hometownlocator.com/ putting in Mount Kivak New York into the city state search. It will come up with unknown and a suggestion to search a list of populated pl

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My suggestion is that you use http://www.hometownlocator.com/ putting in Mount Kivak New York into the city state search. It will come up with unknown and a suggestion to search a list of populated pl

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Dear Geners, I think with a Yiddish accent the name may have been pronounced Hoisenrot , which means red hose (or pants). Also it could have been Rothoisen with the two words reversed (think lederhose

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Dear Geners, I think with a Yiddish accent the name may have been pronounced Hoisenrot , which means red hose (or pants). Also it could have been Rothoisen with the two words reversed (think lederhose

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Francine, In general I would recommend an autosomal test >from FTDNA, Ancestry or 23&me. Without the health issues, I would recommend FTDNA - and then upload to GEDMATCH. Only 23&Me provides health in

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Francine, In general I would recommend an autosomal test >from FTDNA, Ancestry or 23&me. Without the health issues, I would recommend FTDNA - and then upload to GEDMATCH. Only 23&Me provides health in

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Jules, It would not be unusual to not share DNA with a 3rd cousin once removed. is 0 to 322cM and the average is 76cM which is .391% of DNA. The link is http://isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA_statistics

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Jules, It would not be unusual to not share DNA with a 3rd cousin once removed. is 0 to 322cM and the average is 76cM which is .391% of DNA. The link is http://isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA_statistics

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Hi Seth, That entirely skips a generation. The tier1 utilities at GEDMATCH allow you to estimate parents DNA >from their children's DNA. The resulting kit is called a Lazarus kit and can be used to ge

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Hi Seth, That entirely skips a generation. The tier1 utilities at GEDMATCH allow you to estimate parents DNA >from their children's DNA. The resulting kit is called a Lazarus kit and can be used to ge

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Kathy, I would start with your mother at FTDNA and do the autosomal test called Family Finder ($79). Do her first because of her age. Then when you have the funds, do yourself. As a general rule, do t

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Kathy, I would start with your mother at FTDNA and do the autosomal test called Family Finder ($79). Do her first because of her age. Then when you have the funds, do yourself. As a general rule, do t

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I strongly recommend FTDNA for the following reasons: 1) It keeps the sample so there is no need to re-sample if later you decide to do a Y test (Men only) or an mtDNA test. 2) It uses a cheek swab, w

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I strongly recommend FTDNA for the following reasons: 1) It keeps the sample so there is no need to re-sample if later you decide to do a Y test (Men only) or an mtDNA test. 2) It uses a cheek swab, w

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Dear Cousins, I would be interested in whatever people have learned. My only thought here is that Lithuania is land-locked and Courland/Latvia had a port, so maybe people migrated so that they could h

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Dear Cousins, I would be interested in whatever people have learned. My only thought here is that Lithuania is land-locked and Courland/Latvia had a port, so maybe people migrated so that they could h

#latvia

I have sent kits >from FTDNA to cousins in Israel directly >from FTDNA without any problems. I did pay for them in the US with a US credit card. There was no indication of any such law, but then I do

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I have sent kits >from FTDNA to cousins in Israel directly >from FTDNA without any problems. I did pay for them in the US with a US credit card. There was no indication of any such law, but then I do

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