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The consequences of Ancestry DNA testing

The consequences of Ancestry DNA testing

(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)


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Lynn Schwiebert was 67-years-old when she decided to figure out who she really was.

She had spent years tracing her lineage back multiple generations. Then she took an Ancestry DNA test.

“My research showed I was 100 percent British,” said Schwiebert, now 70, who stood and shared her story in February at this year’s RootsTech conference, an annual gathering for genealogy buffs held in Salt Lake City. “I wanted to prove that I was right.”

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