Episode 445 - Pair of DeWitt Descendants LITERALLY Dig Up their Ancestor

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys begin by taking a deep breath over the crazy two part guest interview has in line for the show. A pair of eighth cousins… also eighth cousins to Fisher… who have exhumed the remains of their name line immigrant ancestor, Tjerck Claessen DeWitt, who died in 1700 in Kingston, New York, and his wife and two children. David then shares stories about the DNA Reunion Project, which seeks to reunite aging Holocaust survivors who were separated following World War II; The birthday celebration of "Papa Jake," a World War II "dam buster," who has been a hero to the British and a Tik Tok star!; The story of further conflict at the site of the former Pilgrim colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts where descendants of 17 th century natives are angry. David will explain; And if you're a Scottish researcher, David has some good news for you! Then, in two parts, Fisher visits with Gage and Justin DeWitt… distant cousins to each other, and to Fisher… who have literally dug up the immigrant ancestor, Tjerck Claessen DeWitt of Kingston, New York. Hear all about the project which took place this past summer, and what they are hoping to accomplish. It's a genie-journey on steroids! David then returns for another round of Ask Us Anything. That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History Show!

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Episode 445 - Pair of DeWitt Descendants LITERALLY Dig Up their Ancestor is an episode from Extreme Genes - America's Family History and Genealogy Radio Show & Podcast by Fisher.

This episode is 44:16 long.

This episode was published on Jan 1, 2024.

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