Ancestry/Genealogy

mopinko

(71,784 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2021, 08:46 AM Feb 2021

well, the adoptees might just be the most fun part of all this.

got a message back from a dna cousin in australia today. sent them a message asking if they were dwyers. got back that she is an adoptee, and has no idea.
she has to be a dwyer because as far as i have seen, they are the only relatives i have that landed there.

how fun to tell a displaced 85 yo 100% irish woman that she is descended from such a hero.

my gggreat uncle-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dwyer

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well, the adoptees might just be the most fun part of all this. (Original Post) mopinko Feb 2021 OP

That's so very cool! I'm so glad you could WePurrsevere Feb 2021 #1

yeah, i am best buds w an adoptee in ireland now. mopinko Feb 2021 #2

WePurrsevere

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1. That's so very cool! I'm so glad you could

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Tue Feb 23, 2021, 06:10 AM

Feb 2021

help her.

It's not every adoptee's cup of tea but I know after a lifetime of wondering, next to finding my bio families and getting a copy of my original birth certificate, finally being able to learn about my genetic ancestry has been amazing.

mopinko

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2. yeah, i am best buds w an adoptee in ireland now.

Reply to WePurrsevere (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 23, 2021, 08:48 AM

Feb 2021

unfortunately, all we know is i am on her da's side. 3rd-5th cousin, and boy are we peas in a pod.
trying to get her to take the 23/me test, cuz their tree function maps your genetic cousins.

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