Marilyn, I see we share many similar stories! I was adopted in 1946 in B.C. But my GGG Grandfather came from Quebec in the early 1800s and his family came from France in the 1600s. Not a whisper of any First Nations Ancestry growing up, and my Mongolian Mark was something I explained to my friends by telling them that's where my tale fell off! Not sure where THAT came from! Finally found my birth roots about 2000 when B.C. opened up adoption records and there to my surprise were native roots - from B.C. and Washington State. Those men who came to BC early [from Germany or France] had to marry someone, and of course it was the indigenous women. The Spanish sounding names have thrown me.
I came across your post via a post about Indian Princesses.......
I was wondering how much success you have had tracking down any relatives or in your research into the names listed? I live on Nipissing First Nations which is part of the Garden River Res......
Happy to have been of some assistance and hope what I sent turns out to be of assistance in tracking your family (and not a wild goose chase).
At 11:33pm on February 25, 2010, Ugo A. Perego said…
Hello Marilyn. Yes, you are definitely a C1b because of the 493 mutation. What mutations did you have with the Genographic Project (HVR1)? The HVR2 from FTDNA has all the mutations for C1b, but no others that would help link to any specific lineages. Perhaps there is something more in the HVR1 part. Let me know. Thanks, Ugo
If you have mutation 493 in your mtDNA C1 report, then you are for sure a C1b. What other mutations do you have. Perhaps I can help. I tested several C1 in my Native American studies.
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Marilyn, I see we share many similar stories! I was adopted in 1946 in B.C. But my GGG Grandfather came from Quebec in the early 1800s and his family came from France in the 1600s. Not a whisper of any First Nations Ancestry growing up, and my Mongolian Mark was something I explained to my friends by telling them that's where my tale fell off! Not sure where THAT came from! Finally found my birth roots about 2000 when B.C. opened up adoption records and there to my surprise were native roots - from B.C. and Washington State. Those men who came to BC early [from Germany or France] had to marry someone, and of course it was the indigenous women. The Spanish sounding names have thrown me.
I've yet to understand the mutations.
Joanne
I came across your post via a post about Indian Princesses.......
I was wondering how much success you have had tracking down any relatives or in your research into the names listed? I live on Nipissing First Nations which is part of the Garden River Res......
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