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    1. [ACADIAN] How Many Genetic Ancestors Do You Have?
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    3. In Eastman We of course have a lot less because of our repeats. Eastmen mentions what I am sure is from his Acadians from the St-John valley in Maine/NB. ============== How Many Genetic Ancestors Do You Have? Bob Jenkins has published an interesting article concerning the origins of your DNA. As he writes: “The number of genealogical ancestors you have n generations is 2n: 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-grandparents, and so forth. The only way to have fewer is if some of them are the same person. (For example, I have two great-great-great-great grandparents who are also my great-great-great-great-great grandparents by another line.) “The difference between genealogical...

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