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A cited ancestor narrative, in full.

Below is a working demo of what we build. Every factual sentence is traced to a real record, a DNA match, or an ancient-DNA sample — with numbered footnotes you can check. These examples are fictional and clearly marked; your narrative is built from your own kit.

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The cited narrative

DNA + records + ancient DNA, fused

Notice the footnote markers in the prose and the numbered citation list beneath each card — that is the source trail behind every line.

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Rivka bat Yosefרבקה בת יוסף

A maternal-line ancestor from Galicia, reconstructed line by line from archival records, a living DNA match, and an ancient sample — nothing guessed.

Rivka was born in Brody, Galicia, around 1861.[1] Her father Yosef appears in the town census as a textile merchant.[2] Her direct maternal line carries mitochondrial haplogroup K1a1b1a, common among Ashkenazi communities.[3] A living descendant shares 214 cM across 9 segments with your kit, consistent with a third-cousin relationship.[4] An ancient sample from a 9th-century Rhineland burial sits within the same maternal clade.[5]

Illustrative archival census register showing Rivka bat Yosef of Brody — a synthetic sample, not a real historical document.
Source verifiedIllustrativeJewishGen — Brody census (illustrative)
  1. [1]JewishGen — Galicia / Brody birth register, 1861View source
  2. [2]JewishGen — Brody town census, 1880View source
  3. [3]AADR — mt-haplogroup K1a1b1a
  4. [4]DNA match — 214 cM / 9 segments (3C)View source
  5. [5]AADR — ancient sample I12345, Rhineland 9c

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Yaakov ben Mordechaiיעקב בן מרדכי

A paternal-line ancestor from Lithuania, traced through community records, a Y-DNA haplogroup, and a living cousin match — every claim sourced.

Yaakov was recorded in the Vilna district revision list of 1858.[1] His occupation is given as a bookbinder in the kahal ledger.[2] His direct paternal line carries Y-haplogroup J-M267, frequent among Levitical families.[3] A living descendant shares 96 cM across 5 segments with your kit, consistent with a fourth-cousin relationship.[4]

Illustrative revision-list page showing Yaakov ben Mordechai of Vilna — a synthetic sample, not a real historical document.
Source verifiedIllustrativeJewishGen — Vilna revision list (illustrative)
  1. [1]JewishGen — Vilna district revision list, 1858View source
  2. [2]JewishGen — Vilna kahal ledger, 1860View source
  3. [3]AADR — Y-haplogroup J-M267
  4. [4]DNA match — 96 cM / 5 segments (4C)View source

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This is an illustrative composite route built from real record types and real ancient-DNA studies. Your route is built the same way — from your DNA.

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Each cited record links to a source-verified image. Gravestones are transcribed and translated — Hebrew handled with care.

Illustrative archival census register showing Rivka bat Yosef of Brody — a synthetic sample, not a real historical document.
Source verifiedIllustrativeJewishGen — Brody census (illustrative)
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