December 2019 – Joseph Smith Jr and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society

Resolving a 150-year-old paternity case in Mormon history using DTC autosomal DNA testing of distant relatives

Dec

Resolving a 150-year-old paternity case in Mormon history using DTC autosomal DNA testing of distant relatives

by Ugo A. Perego, Martin Bodner, Alessandro Raveane, Francesco Montinaro, Walther Parson, & Alessandro Achilli Published for FSI (Forensic Science International) Genetics Highlights We propose the resolution of a 150-year old alleged paternity using autosomal DNA data collected from 56 living descendants. This study deals with the posterity of Joseph Smith Jr., founder of Mormonism, […]

Joseph Smith DNA Revealed: New Clues from the Prophet’s Genes

Dec

Joseph Smith DNA Revealed: New Clues from the Prophet’s Genes

DNA rules out Joseph Smith has posterity other than through Emma. Other researchers examine Joseph Smith on two issues he considers vital: fatherhood and the sealing of families together.

DNA Rules out Joseph Smith has descendants from polygamist wives

Dec

DNA Rules out Joseph Smith has descendants from polygamist wives

Full Documentation of Reconstructing the Y Chromosome of Joseph Smith can be read here: Reconstructing Joseph Smith’s Y Chromosome By Carrie A. MooreDeseret Morning News Published: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 12:13 a.m. MST Mosiah Hancock, son of Clarissa Reed Hancock, who was married to Levi Hancock. Oliver Buell, son of Prescindia Huntington Buell, who was […]

DNA shows Joseph Smith was Irish

Dec

DNA shows Joseph Smith was Irish

Ugo Perego research – Joseph Smith English or Irish, probably Irish: Joseph Smith English or Irish SANDY, Utah — DNA research into Joseph Smith Jr.’s genealogy has turned up a surprise, according to Ugo Perego, director of operations at the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation: A rare DNA marker shows that the assumption Smith’s family line […]

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