The proposed relationship of Margaret Donahue as the mother of
Ellen Nellie Casey,
Rachel Francis Casey and
Catherine Casey is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 2nd cousin, twice removed relationship between KMC (a descendant of the Ellen Nellie Casey ancestral line) and GD (a descendant of the Rachel Francis Casey ancestral line) with 107.24 cM of shared DNA across 4 HIR segments.
It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between KMC (a descendant of the Ellen Nellie Casey ancestral line) and KO (a descendant of the Catherine Casey ancestral line) with 46.93 cM of shared DNA across 3 HIR segments.
These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within the Ellen Nellie Casey, Rachel Francis Casey and Catherine Casey lines is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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