Member Count
130
Project Website
www.familytreedna.com/public/AcadianAmerIndian/
Email
Contact Group Administrator
Description
Established in 2006, the Amerindian Ancestry Out of Acadia DNA Project mission is to research and publish the mtDNA and Y chromosome genetic test results of site participants who descend from persons living in Nova Scotia and surrounding environs in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing specifically upon the early population of l'Acadie.
As part of the mission, the Project develops a database of published mtDNA and Y Chromosome test results and encourages the sharing of this information among other similarly focused studies for the purposes of comparison and the advancement of science and research.
Project Goals
Research Native Unions: To obtain mtDNA information from maternal line descendants of recorded Native unions occurring in this geographic locale during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Research Maternal-line Ancestors of Unknown Surname: To obtain mtDNA results of participants who trace their maternal-line ancestries to women of 17th and 18th century Nova Scotia, for whom surnames cannot be established through traditional records research.
Complete Surname Study: To obtain mtDNA results and Y
chromosome DNA test results of participants who trace their
maternal-line and paternal-line ancestries to persons living in Nova Scotia in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing specifically on the population of l'Acadie.
Research Amerindian Haplogroups: To compile and research Amerindian haplogroup test results of participants whose family lines may not include Acadians but whose ancestors originate from the same geographical region.
Research Statistically Rare Haplogroups: To compile and research statistically rare haplogroup information discovered among project participant mitochondrial and Y chromosome test results.
Sponsorship of DNA Tests: The Project provides financial support of mitochondrial and Y chromosome DNA testing at the discretion of its members.
Note:
Please check the mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome test result tabs for updates as participant DNA test results are added frequently. The DNA group is open to any Acadian descendant or Native descendant of the Maritimes and Gaspé regions and we welcome your participation.
Please click the REQUEST TO JOIN THIS GROUP link if you are interested in participating in our project.
Questions? Contact Group Administrators listed at the top of the Project Background tab.
Requirements
A Geographic Project connects individuals who believe their direct line comes from a specific location. The Dual Geographic Projects are for individuals who order an mtDNA or Y-DNA test. Either their direct maternal line (mother's mother's mother's...) or direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) originates from this area.
Surnames In This Project
Abbadie de St Castin, Aboriginal, Acadian, Aimé, Alexandre, AmerIndian, Amours de Chauffours, Arnault, Aubois, Aucoin, Auger, Bayol, Bayon, Benoit, Bernard, Bernon, Boucher, Boudreau, Boulieau, Bourg, Carmel, Celestin dit Bellemere, Chaussegros, Degre, Doucet, Dubois, Fortin, Fortune, French, Gallant, Gaudet, Gauthier, Gautrot, Girouard, Gouthreau, Guédry, Guidry, Guildry, Guthrou, Guyon, Hébert, Hélie, Indian, King, Labine, Landry, Lavergne, Lejeune, LeRoi, LeRoy, Martin, Metis, Metisse, Meuse, Michif, Mius, Muse, Native American, Ouestnorouest, Pellerin, Petitpas, Pidiwammiskwa, Pinet, Pisnet, Rau, Renaud, Rimbault, Rivet, Roi, Roy, Roy dit Laliberte, Saindon, Serreau de St Aubin, St Etienne de La Tour, Surette, Theriot