The maternal relationship between Melinda Jeanne Baldwin and her DNA tested daughter JS is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between JS and other confirmed descendants of
Pierre Patenaude/
Catherine Brunet is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since JS descends from Pierre Patenaude/Catherine Brunet through Melinda Jeanne Baldwin, the presence of significant shared DNA between JS and other known descendants of Pierre Patenaude/Catherine Brunet validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Pierre Patenaude/Catherine Brunet through Melinda Jeanne Baldwin to JS, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.