Jacob Gerhard Thiessen (1781 - 28 May 1831)

The proposed relationship of Jacob Gerhard Thiessen as the father of Elisabeth Thiesen and Dietrich Thiessen is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JMJ (a descendant of the Dietrich Thiessen ancestral line) and PWE (a descendant of the Elisabeth Thiesen ancestral line) with 42.36 cM of shared DNA across 3 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within the Elisabeth Thiesen and Dietrich Thiessen lines is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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