William Meeker (09/06/1807 - 06/10/1880)

The proposed relationship of William Meeker as the father of Lathrop Meeker, Sarah A. Meeker and Eliza Jane Meeker is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between CDC (a descendant of the Lathrop Meeker ancestral line) and MM (a descendant of the Sarah A. Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 24.06 cM across 2 HIR segments.

It also confirms a 3rd cousin, once removed relationship between BEC (a descendant of the Eliza Jane Meeker ancestral line) and RDC (a descendant of the Lathrop Meeker ancestral line) with a shared segment of 63.31 cM across 3 HIR segments.

These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Lathrop Meeker, Sarah A. Meeker and Eliza Jane Meeker is provided by an additional 15 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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