The proposed relationship of George Edwin Merrill as the father of
George Winthrop Merrill and
Catherine Jane Merrill is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 2nd cousin, once removed relationship between BMP (a descendant of the Catherine Jane Merrill ancestral line) and RDM (a descendant of the George Winthrop Merrill ancestral line) with 100.07 cM of shared DNA across 7 HIR segments.
This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within the George Winthrop Merrill and Catherine Jane Merrill lines is provided by an additional 2 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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