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Last week,
Ancestry.com posted on its blog a piece titled A Genetic Census of America where data based on AncestryDNA
results from over a quarter million people was used to perform a “genetic
census” of the United States U.S.
Given the
diversity of our heritage we are not surprised to learn that DNA-wise our
citizenship reflects ancestries from all over the world. What I do find interesting, is that these maps
seem to re-affirm that we are not one big homogenous collection of ancestries. Our deep ancestries seem to still correlate
strongly with where certain immigrants historically settled. These still appear as “hubs” for that genetic
composition.
For example,
for Finland/Northwest Russia (image above), the concentrations are in the Pacific
Northwest, parts of the Midwest and New England and Alaska
I also
looked at Europe East and the concentrations in the Midwest, Pennsylvania
and parts of New England are even more
pronounced. My own Polish/Ruthenian/Ukrainian
ancestors and “cousins” ended up in Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania
The article
also discusses some elements of immigration and migration and shares some other
neat tidbits.
Even if you
have not tested your DNA and you have family that you have traced to a
particular state as their point of immigration or where they ultimately ended
up living, these maps might give you some insight into your ancestors and their
point of origin.
How well does this map correlate with your family and their ethnicity?
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