Adoptee Marie-Anne Gets the Father's Day Gift of a Lifetime | Every Family Has a Secret | Ancestry®
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- A story 3+ years in the making comes to an unexpected conclusion. Brad Argent from Ancestry® reveals to "Every Family Has A Secret" Perth adoptee Marie-Anne that her father’s identity has been uncovered thanks to AncestryDNA®. visitancestry....
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Yes how?
I have African ancestry and I don't know my father
As an adopted person who has met several biological relatives, not all connections lead to relationships. Yes we share DNA but we're not required to share our lives. Some people don't want a relationship, they want to satisfy their curiosity about that person. And that's okay. No one owes anyone a relationship. If you meet and want to be in each other's lives that's wonderful! But don't make it the expectation. Best of luck to all who search!
Hi Pamela
❤️ I agree with you wholeheartedly Pamela and wish you the best in your journey of life. These are words of wisdom.
@@jackietotorewa5279 thank you!
That's what happened to me and my dad's family. Took me a couple of years to adjust. But reconciled that eventually.
So true.
Ancestry has CHANGED my life. My Dad passed when I was 8. His Dad passed when he was 12. I'm now 5 generating back in my research and I feel so WHOLE!
It's wonderful to hear that your family history journey has had such a positive impact on you!
We also discovered my wife's biological parents through DNA testing. Her father never knew he had a daughter. The mother hasn't responded but an Uncle has on her mother's side. So I feel the excitement and joy she does.
This sounds a lot like my own story. Dad didn't know and Mom is unresponsive. I do have a first cousin on mom's side that I've met and has been very nice. I've met my Dad and we are very much a part of each other's lives now. My husband gave me the DNA test for my 50th birthday. Best. Gift. Ever.
I found a half sister last November, I knew she existed but didn’t know name, birth date. She did DNA a couple of years after I did mine. As soon as she contacted me I knew exactly who she was! She is a lovely lady and we all love her!
I was adopted at birth and used Ancestry DNA to track down my biological parents and what I found made this story seem rather tame. Not trying to pour cold water on this woman’s journey, because each of us have value as do our origin stories, but people need to understand that you may find things that are not warm and fuzzy when you get answers. Personally, I knew somewhat to expect that before I started looking, because the questions I wanted answers to pointed in that direction. I am happy to have those answers because at least now I can understand. Best of luck and happiness to all who search!
When I met my biological father, we both felt that instant connection and bond; here I was meeting a total stranger, but it was so comfortable and it was like I'd always known him, even though we had just met. It's really hard to describe; it's so surreal. I got to have have 4 1 /12 years with him before he died of COVID.
My condolences 🙏🏼but so happy that you were able to know him for 4 years 💝
So sorry for your loss but so happy to know that you got to meet him and develop that relationship. ❤️
I also felt an immediate connection with my bio dad, we became very close. I only had him 4 years when he passed. Sorry for loss. I am glad you had your dad if even for the short time. Very special.
More likely killed by medical malpractice via ventilators and kidney failure drug Remdesvir that makes your liquids fill up your lungs since the kidneys were damaged by their poison
@@noneyun9943 No he sought treatment too late. He thought he could sleep it off and when he was finally taken to the hospital after 10 days of being ill, it was too late. They couldn't do anything for him. Do Not speak about people and situations that you know Nothing about. I'm a retired nurse, his wife is a retired nurse and he was a PA for many years.
I'm so happy that Marie-Anne found he birth father. I hope that one day I can do the same. I have found several half-siblings on my mother's side and I have talked to two sisters on the phone and we have that instant connection. I don't expect anything from my bio family but it's great when you can build a relationship.
I didn’t use DNA but knew the names of several relatives I never met. My mother warned me there was mental illness on her side but they all never looked for her. I found my Grandmother and 2 daughters (aunts) and 1 cousin. They were all mentally insane is the nicest way I can put it. Functioning but unable to keep relationships. I had a fairytale of connecting my mom to her family one day she is 76 yrs old and thank goodness I vetted them first. I wish I never found or talked with any of the 4 still alive closet to my mom but thank god I never told her I found them. Careful What You Wish For!
You never know what you’ll get when you look for unknown relatives but I don’t think you should regret what you found. They say ignorance is bliss but you tried and at least your mom had warned you about your family’s mental illness. You can’t say it was a total surprise. It’s sad your relatives deal with that but mental illness is part of a lot of families. I think it’s more sad they never were able to get help.
Something similar with my search. You may want to look up MeRT or rTMS treatment. I used it and my kids did as well. It was very helpful. We did not have any diagnosis in common with my bio family from a mental health standpoint, but there were related conditions. Look into epigenetics to help understand how these things can be passed down in addition to DNA. We exist for a reason though, so despite the good and bad that we had passed to us via DNA we must focus on the good and not dwell on the bad. All the best to you!
I took the ancestry test. And found out I was 83% Scandinavian viking and not native American like I was told all my life. And I found a long lost brother that was put up for adoption on Christmas day when I was 5. He took the test and we have the same name and only live a couple hours away from me on the east coast of Florida. It was wild what things I unlocked when I took the test
Yikes. There's a huge difference between being Scandinavian and Native American... couldn't you tell by your looks? I am confused.
I was hoping to hear the full story, but guess she chose to keep it private. Well, happy for her just the same. Glad he wanted to connect with her.
I'm such a sucker for any kind of story like this. This stuff will ALWAYS tug on your heart strings ya cant convince me otherwise
My birth mum wanted no relationship. But I look just like her and that's enough. She refused to tell me anything about my father. Even if you dont get a second family you still get closure and that's priceless
My half sister found us through ancestry DNA after being adopted as a baby
I'm lucky to have grown up in the 60s and 70s with 2 fantastic parents,my dad died 3 years ago but I see my 85 Yr old mum every day. I couldn't have survived being a single parent at 23 to twin boys without them.....CHERISH YOUR PARENTS
Sometimes we reach out to anyone with our blood to get a glucose of our parents. Even not adopted some can have nothing to look back on to understand themselves, yet so many can’t understand the importance behind this journey and very little of formed. It’s a blessing when it does, blessings to all whom are in that journey.
Marie Anne and I have almost the same history and I know exactly how she must have felt without knowing her roots.
I am so happy for her and wish her all the best.
I found my father's family in the USA through ancestry, but unfortunately he has already passed away and my half-siblings don't want to know anything about me. But a few months ago I had a match with a wonderful woman who shares 1882 cM with me I hope we are half siblings.
Unfortunately, I don't know how we can determine this 100 percent.
She lives in the US and I'm from Germany.
Hi Jacklyn. I'm sorry your found family doesn't want to engage with you. Maybe one day they will have a change of heart.
Do you know if your father was in the military or had some other reason for being in Germany around the time you were conceived/born? There might be military records about his deployments there. It might be possible that both of you are the result of your father being in the military and spending time with partners in those deployment places before marrying. Having records of his deployment history might show that he was in the same particular places when you & she were born.
In the United States, original birth certificates (OBCs) list the name of the father and mother. But in cases of adoption, those originals are sealed when the adoption takes place and an amended one is usually (but not always) issued with the adoptive parents' names. Laws vary by each state as to whether or not the original record can be unsealed. And in those states where it's allowed, it usually takes a court order.
So, if this woman that you've found is adopted, and you know generally where your father was at the time (such as a military deployment timeframe), she _might_ be able to access her OBC. If successful, and the name of her father matches yours, then you would know for certain that you are half-siblings.
Thank you Kimberly for your reply
Unfortunately, my relative was only able to find out the name of her birth mother, her biological father is not on the birth certificate.
I had already inquired with the US ARMY but received no information.
Through Ansestry I was able to get some information from distant relatives.
On my birth certificate the name of my biological father is given but no date of birth or place of birth. I also found out that my father was married twice and has a total of 5 children from these marriages.
The relationship with my biological mother was extramarital.
He had several extramarital relationships (Papa was a rolling stone)
Do you know if there are labs in the US that do DNA analysis for half siblings?
@@jacklynkohl6119 Oh I'm so disappointed that the military didn't have any information for you.
I don't know of any labs that do forensic DNA analysis. Google could provide a list, but who knows which ones are reputable. The safest way is probably for your US half-sibling to get a physician's referral.
I'm not sure it would help thought. They would need additional sets of DNA to compare both of yours with, to see where the commonality is.
• You would need your deceased father's DNA to see if your father is also her unlisted one. Since your other half-siblings have, apparently, also taken an Ancestry test, try comparing everyone's centimorgan values. If they are roughly similar, then I would speculate that everyone's father is shared in common. But without written governmental evidence, it may never be verifiable.
• You would need the DNA of the birth mother(s) to see if those are the same & therefore the mother of both of you. Is your biological mother, known to you, still alive, and willing to get an Ancestry test?
Someday, I hope your other half-siblings will open their hearts and embrace you as one of them. No matter what their parent did, or how you came to be, you still share a connection and that should be what's important. After all, genealogy isn't supposed to be about creating a fictional, wishful narrative about your ancestors. It's supposed to be a discovery of their lives & who they were, whether good or bad, so that we know how we got here.
Mom
months before my dear brother died tragically, we discovered a grown son of his. sadly they never met
That's sad. Did your brother know about him?
A lot of birth fathers have no clue they have created a child if the birth mum doesn't tell them she is pregnant so it can come as a massive surprise.
Years after my brother died we discovered he had a son and his son looks like him ,so in some small way I feel that my brother is still alive .
@@jmk1962 ………had NO idea until a few months before he (my brother) passed.
It has now been a year since I found out that I have a son. He was born overseas by way of a one-night stand and I never found out she was pregnant. Fortunately she gave him up for adoption and he was adopted by another US service member. Otherwise they most likely would have had a very harsh life. I'm also a grandfather now. After the shock started to wear off I became extremely ecstatic. I became more ecstatic, if that was possible, when I received the DNA results. Now I often wonder if I have at least one more somewhere. According to a recent dream I had there's a strong possibility I do as I often have dreams that come true at some point.
The way the guy on the computer from Ancestry was behaving was as if something bad had happened. A little too over the top for the cameras, esp when the news ended up being good.
I teared up. Beautiful
What a heart-warming story.
It is great to know where you come from and if there is a resemblance. Connection's are what makes us whole , but sometimes it's not what happens.
I wept for joy ! Amazing ! so happy for Marie-Anne !!!
As an African I can not understand all these things..we value much blood relation even if I abandon my kids my sisters or brother can take and raise them.
In the Western world it doesn't work like that unfortunately! Women were made to give up babies if unmarried or children were taken by the authorities if the child was unsafe. Mothers gave up babies if they couldn't afford basic things, food, shelter etc and a whole lot of other reasons. Different culture in Africa
Emotional 😭. Congratulations 🎉🍾🎊🎈 to the beautiful 😻 family. Amen 🙏
SO HAPPY FOR YOU BABE
In the mid-1980s I caught a cab from the Parmelia Hilton in downtown Perth to visit a friend in Swansea. The cabbie was an Italian immigrant. There is no reproducing the blend of Italian and W.A. accents with which he spoke, but, obviously, it is something I will never forget. Wouldn't it be just too wild were he to be the same man as this woman's father?
Love this. Blessings to you.
TH-cam thumb-up is insufficient. Here's my reaction: 💖
How far does Marie Anne live from Perth?
Wondering the same!
@G G At 0:07mins you can see text in the top RH corner. "Perth, Western Australia 2019". Marie-Anne too lives in Perth! Everyone is nearby.
I've been doing my family tree on Ancestry and other sites. If I took the DNA test, would that help me get better results? Are the DNA records separate from ancestry profiles?
I've done a lot of my tree. A lot.
Yes, DNA records and matches are separate per-site.
Maybe, a DNA test will help you with your research. It depends on whether or not other people who share DNA segments with you have taken a test AND have their test results on the same site.
Let's say you do a DNA test with Ancestry. And some distant cousin(s) that you don't know about have _also_ taken a test on Ancestry. The Ancestry algorithms will be working in the background. If they happen to notice similar DNA from you and those distance cousins, it will show you the possible match. Then you can explore if it's really a valid relationship, by contacting them, looking at records, etc.
You can also save your Ancestry DNA test results to your local computer and upload them to _some_ other sites. If the cousins are using that other site instead, then you might get a match over there (but not on Ancestry, if they aren't using it).
And some other genealogy sites don't allow you to upload results from other tests. For example, you can't upload results from 23 and Me to your Ancestry profile. So, if you want to use some sites, you will have to take their test directly.
Generically speaking, when you do a test on a genealogy site, you link your results to the profile and tree you have on that site.
Hi! I did my DNA results years before starting my tree this month. In my opinion, the DNA hasn't helped. I only have distant cousins as close matches. I originally did the DNA test as my grandpa was adopted and I was hoping it would help my find his birth parents but no luck with that so far. Ive been way more successful building my tree by just inputting what I know and letting Ancestry lead me with hints. Ive been able to trace back to the 1600s on one side! Also, the DNA results show in their own space. There's a page for your DNA results and then a page for your matches. Hope this helps!
Taking the test won't change the hints you get on your tree, but depending on the matches you get it can help you expland your tree with new relatives.
The DNA will confirm or refute the accuracy of your tree. I like to use distant matches to confirm further back in my tree. But DNA results can throw up surprises so you need to be ready for that.
Thanks so much for your comment! We do hope you enjoyed the clip and we appreciate your query. We'd be happy to help as well! It looks like you've been provided with some good tips on how the results can assist you in conducting your research. As Caroh here mentioned, the results can be a great option when wanting to confirm the research you may have already conducted. It can also make for a really great tool when wanting to break through genealogical brick walls. By collaborating with DNA Matches to discover your shared ancestors, this can help in making some new and exciting discoveries. If you'd like to learn more, we'll link some further information on what to anticipate from the service here: support.ancestry.com.au/s/article/What-to-Expect-from-AncestryDNA
Thanks again for getting in touch, and have a great day!
So happy for you 💗💜💗
This is fantastic news.
My fiancé never met his biological father. His mother left the birth certificate blank and throughout her life gave him several different names that never led to anything.. I came to the conclusion that she must have been sleeping with multiple men and genuinely just didn't know who he was, and probably was too embarrassed to tell him that. I ordered one of these for his birthday in two weeks and I'm sure it will be an overwhelming and emotional reaction. He has no idea. I come from a tight family and everybody knows everybody. It is hard to relate to his pain but I know that it's deep. I hope that this gives him a little peace knowing a bit about his heritage and bloodline. If he finds his biological father it will sure be interesting to see how he decides to proceed. I am hoping that he at least finds some siblings that will reach out and fill him in on who his father was.
An update ?
Lovely story; she also looked so pretty going to meet him
I wanted to see the reunion…
Sooo very beautiful
Found out my dad wasn’t my birth father. Eventually I did find out who he was but it’s kept very secret within the family very close people dont know. I found out his ancestry is crazy. His uncle is a serial killer that took place in the 70s he killed some of his own family to. He’s in prison to this day. Netflix made a show about him the first season is mainly based off of him it’s called mind hunter. The family is so divided and they choose to have nothing to do with me like it’s my fault. But make sure your ready to find out what you want to find out before taking the dna test
I AM SO SORRY HUGS AND KISSES
Her name is Marie-Anne and she's not French at all? It's just her given name?
And why does it combine Italy and Greece?
Links due to the close proximity of the countries. Tracks regions where your dna is most similar.
Italy is genetically divided into two parts, the north is above all Italian, the south is above all Greek as in the past it was the ancient Magna Graecia. For this reason, the DNA of southern Italians and Greeks is almost indistinguishable and Ancestry has combined them. This means that Marie-Anne has a Southern Italian father with Greco-Roman ancestry and she does not have the Celtic ancestors of the Northern Italians (Northern Italians are referred to only as "Italy").
Marie / Mary is the most common female name through all European based nations, from the Mother of Jesus. John or Jean for males.
CONGRATULATIONS BE CAFUL BABBY STEPS
I met my birth parents. It made me whole.
Did she not meet her half-sister?
That was disappointing to not see them meet ...why put this out?? AHs
This didn’t really tell us anything lol
What did you want to know?
Maybe you think it has been gob-smacking but not everyone does. Dial down on the drama and try to be more authentic
Yeah - the music and the delay for emotional effect is annoying. The US versions of this show is so much better tbh.
It wont be the real Perth which is in Scotland.
I read lips and he said "Vito Andolini from Corleone"
Why was she so surprised to have a half sister?
Did she not think either of her birth parents would have gone on to have had other children? That's a bit naive.
Thats not a very nice comment. Thinking somethings a possibility and finding out for a fact are 2 totally different things.
It had nothing to do with probability.
You may not be very good at putting yourself in other people's emotional shoes.
WASTED TIME ON THIS SITE .COMPANY JUST TOOTING YOUR OWN HORN .THIS IS VERY POORLY DONE A PUT ON.
6-15-22 WHY COULDNT HER FATHER SHOW HIMSELF ON CAMERA. HOW VERY SHALLOW OF HIM. HIS DAUGHTER DID NOT ASK TO BE CONCEIVED THEREFORE HE COULD AT LEAST BE A MAN AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
He doesn't owe anyone but his daughter his identity. He manned up to meet her. Stop expecting people to sacrifice their privacy for your entertainment.
@@duncansonoryan right. Reading the comments I was thinking he didn't show.
Camera shy. Alot of old people don't like revealing their identity shown to public.
He might of known nothing of her existence and it would be very human to be cautious.