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sophiamarie · ‎08-08-2013

Has anyone ever tried locating their biological relatives through Ancestry? I would be interested to know if anyone had luck with this. TIA

DaleP · ‎04-17-2010

YES! My husband connected with a son he never knew he had. The son is 60+ years old and it has been a blessing to get to know him and his family. It's not for everyone, but it was great for us. Since my husband and I have only been married a few years, there were no uncomfortable questions . It's a process you have to go into with your eyes and mind wide open. Good luck!

Graciea · ‎01-26-2012

I found many cousins I never knew I had.

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Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

I am interested in doing this, but I’m not sure about the privacy measures they take. What do they do, or what can they do with your DNA sample?

sophiamarie · ‎08-08-2013

@DalePwrote:
YES! My husband connected with a son he never knew he had. The son is 60+ years old and it has been a blessing to get to know him and his family. It's not for everyone, but it was great for us. Since my husband and I have only been married a few years, there were no uncomfortable questions . It's a process you have to go into with your eyes and mind wide open. Good luck!

Hi: I'm really not interested in my heritage because if they find any relatives, I'm sure they would tell me. I am just interested in knowing a little about my bio family. I was adopted at birth and my adoptive parents never told me. I found out about my adoption, accidentally, from a cousin who was very close to me. She was also adopted but she was 2 y/o and came from an orphanage. I was in my 30's when I found out.

My cousin's adoption was never secret but mine was. I have no papers, except "adoption" papers that were not real. The lawyer who signed them was an uncle and the doctor who delivered me was my father's best friend. So, everything was made up as they went along.

If this had happened today, I could probably find out in a day, but in those days, there were no records, no files kept. I even called one of the doctor's sons (who are retired doctors today) and they never knew about any files. In fact, he laughed when I asked him.

I am happy to hear that your husband made a connection. This cousin of mine (who died many years ago) had a daughter who also adopted an infant from another country. She searched (her husband got the forms for her) and found her bio mother and a half sister. I understand that the half sister and she look like identical twins. The bio mother recently passed away at the age of 49, which meant that she was 17 when she had this child. The half sister lives in Argentina and they communicate but not often.

So, I am just curious to know if I ever had any siblings and to know any details. I was probably illigitimate because in those days, that was unacceptable. I am certainly not sorry I was adopted. I could not have had a better life. I had great parens and had everything I ever wanted - but there was always this gnawing feeling that "someone is out there"...... Who knows - maybe someone is looking for me? LOL

Thanks for the info and I am waiting to hear from this cousin so she can tell me if it was Ancestry or some other name. I have already sent for the Ancestry pkg. but if there is something else, I'll get that one too.

lilypadfrog · ‎03-25-2010

I was never interested in geneology but when I retired, I decided to try to learn more about my family. I thought my children would like to know "where they came from". With the help of ancestry I have been able to trace my family back to the 1400's. I also did the dna test. It was extremely interesting. I knew much of it but did get a surprise. I grew up in the Midwest and much of my family originally came from further East. The surprise is that I have a third cousin I never knew about who now lives about 15 miles away from me. I now live in Phoenix so have met her, enjoy her company and definitely feel a kinship. And as a side note my cousin in New York used ancestry to help prove 10 direct generations going back to French Huegonauts (sp?) so he could obtain a college scholarship. For my family, ancestry has been a worthwhile process.

IF you don't want to use ancestry for dna, then use another dna site.

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

@sophiamariewrote:
Hi: I'm really not interested in my heritage because if they find any relatives, I'm sure they would tell me. I am just interested in knowing a little about my bio family. I was adopted at birth and my adoptive parents never told me. I found out about my adoption, accidentally, from a cousin who was very close to me. She was also adopted but she was 2 y/o and came from an orphanage. I was in my 30's when I found out.

My cousin's adoption was never secret but mine was. I have no papers, except "adoption" papers that were not real. The lawyer who signed them was an uncle and the doctor who delivered me was my father's best friend. So, everything was made up as they went along.

If this had happened today, I could probably find out in a day, but in those days, there were no records, no files kept. I even called one of the doctor's sons (who are retired doctors today) and they never knew about any files. In fact, he laughed when I asked him.

I am happy to hear that your husband made a connection. This cousin of mine (who died many years ago) had a daughter who also adopted an infant from another country. She searched (her husband got the forms for her) and found her bio mother and a half sister. I understand that the half sister and she look like identical twins. The bio mother recently passed away at the age of 49, which meant that she was 17 when she had this child. The half sister lives in Argentina and they communicate but not often.

So, I am just curious to know if I ever had any siblings and to know any details. I was probably illigitimate because in those days, that was unacceptable. I am certainly not sorry I was adopted. I could not have had a better life. I had great parens and had everything I ever wanted - but there was always this gnawing feeling that "someone is out there"...... Who knows - maybe someone is looking for me? LOL

Thanks for the info and I am waiting to hear from this cousin so she can tell me if it was Ancestry or some other name. I have already sent for the Ancestry pkg. but if there is something else, I'll get that one too.

@sophiamarie Have you ever watched the TLC show "Long Lost Family"? Sounds like you are the perfect subject for them.

tlc.com/tv-shows/long-lost-family/

tlc.com/tv-shows/tlc-presents/tlc-casting/

sophiamarie · ‎08-08-2013

@ALRATIBA Hi - No, I have never seen the show but I see previews. I never knew what it was about but I will look for it on my TiVo guide.

Thanks for responding to my post. I'll keep you updated on my progress. I hope I live long enough to find something out. I would hate to leave this earth not knowing where and who I came from......

I should have confronted my parents while they were still alive and they would have told me everything I wanted to know - but I "let sleeping dogs lie" as an uncle once told me. Now, they are all gone - every single one of them.

ALRATIBA · ‎07-15-2016

@sophiamariewrote:
@ALRATIBA Hi - No, I have never seen the show but I see previews. I never knew what it was about but I will look for it on my TiVo guide.

Thanks for responding to my post. I'll keep you updated on my progress. I hope I live long enough to find something out. I would hate to leave this earth not knowing where and who I came from......

I should have confronted my parents while they were still alive and they would have told me everything I wanted to know - but I "let sleeping dogs lie" as an uncle once told me. Now, they are all gone - every single one of them.

@sophiamarie

You watch past episodes online at the first URL I included.

The second URL is casting ... contact them for more info.

GOOD LUCK!