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From: Terrence Carmichael <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Ancestor DNA testing
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:36:54 -0800
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I will take this one from Mr. Bob Durham ...

Hi Lois, we have had some experience collecting samples from people that have
been deceased for 50 to 70 year. 200 years might be easier to do, and would be an
interesting task. Our experience has dictated the following procedure ...

1) Contact the cemetery with the name and date of death. They will pull the
records and give you an opening and closing cost (usually $300 to $400).
3) You may need to replace a vault, if the person was buried in one. This cost
could vary from $500 to $3,000 (depending on the quality of vault they were first
buried in).
4) You may need a notarized letter from the next of kin (or nearest living
relative, which may be you) sent to the cemetery and the county that the cemetery
is located to get the permission.
5) Once granted the permission, you will need to find someone to collect the
specimens ($150 - $300). Hopefully the remains will be in good condition (not
exposed to a lot of moisture over the years).
7) Then, the lab will do a viability test. Hopefully, the person that collected
the specimens found a good source of DNA. Probably will need teeth or bones if
the person was buried in 1776.
8) Make sure that the lab that does the testing has had lots of experience
isolating DNA from the sample source that you have collected (i.e., bones).
Isolation, purification, DNA testing and analysis may cost about $1000 if you
only have one sample to compare to.
9) Be prepared for the possible or impossible! After all this you may not get any
results.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,
Terry Carmichael

Preserving DNA for future generations... GeneTree.com DNA Banking Services


wrote:

> To the List and Bob Durham, MHS,
>
> I have a problem and a question that I have not seen addressed, so far.
>
> I have a missing link to my paternal 3ggrandfather. I have proof of my line
> up thru my 2ggrandfather, but am 99.99% sure that this link carries me back
> one more generation. I have found the graves of my 3ggrandparents.
>
> My question is this: Is there a legal method of obtaining a Y-chromosome
> sample from the remains of this man who died after 1776 (I don't have a death
> date). He was a Revolutionary soldier from Conn. I can get a Y-chromosome
> sample from my brother, and hopefully this would establish a definite link.
>
> Can anyone on the List help me with this brick wall?
>
> Lois Cone Favor
>
>
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