The maternal relationship between Carol Ann Sovey and her daughter
Melinda Jeanne Baldwin is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant JS.
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 Carol Ann Sovey and her daughter 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 Carol Ann Sovey to Melinda Jeanne Baldwin, and ultimately to JS, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.