Kasbohm- Background

Background

This project was originated to study Kasbohm families and other families which may be related to them. Kasbohm is a globally rare surname. Some Kasbohm families are known to have lived in Mecklenburg in northern Germany for hundreds of years. These families may be related, and other families with no known connection to Mecklenburg may also be related. Family tradition, research in historical records, and early DNA test results suggest that Kasbohm families originated in Frisia and took their surname from the Frisian word for cherry tree, and so the surnames Kasbohm, Kirsebom, Kersenboom and other similar names may all be variants of the same surname. DNA testing can help researchers from related lines establish connections without connecting paper trails. Connections established through testing may then be used to help researchers focus their paper trail research. Ordering FTDNA's 37 or 67 marker Y DNA test is strongly recommended for new members who are Kasbohm males, because these sets of markers include some that mutate quite frequently, making them very useful for exploring branching in family trees on the short timescales of interest to genealogists. Males and females with Kasbohm ancestry may contribute to our knowledge of Kasbohm families by ordering the Family Finder test. For information on ordering testing at a discount, you may wish to email the project administrator. You may be able to order testing at a price even lower than the price available through the Kasbohm project page at FTDNA. : http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Kasbohm&Code=!*JOINCODE

Request for assistance from persons able to communicate in both English and Dutch: The administrator of this project has no knowledge of the Dutch language, so if you would be able to help with translations between English and Dutch, your assistance would be very beneficial. Please email the project administrator if you are available to help.

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