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When I started researching my family history, and then creating a family tree, my intention was primarily to find out where I came from. More specifically, it was to find out where my ancestors came from and how some of us ended up here, in Southern Ontario, Canada. As I added name after name, and place after place, I couldn't help but want to know more about my relatives. As I started reviewing census records, finding addresses, finding names of relatives I never knew had ex

My family discoveries have been quite surprising and contain historical figures from Europe and North America. Many of these relatives and the people with whom they were associated are known to millions of people around the world. With each discovery I have made, I continue to be surprised at how my personal bloodline ties into so many well known figures from history. No one has been more surprised by these discoveries than I have, especially since all of these people origina

As most of my readers know, I have taken several DNA tests and have also had both of my parent's DNA tested. My original reason behind having a DNA test performed was to prove or disprove an old family legend that the Taylor family had at least some Native North American bloodlines. The tests that both my father and I took quickly disproved this myth as we both came back as 100% Western European, primarily Scottish and British. When my genetic analysis indicated I was Scots/E