Researchers from 23andMe, Harvard, and the Smithsonian used DNA analysis to connect 1.3 million living Americans to 49 colonists buried in Maryland's first English settlement (1634).
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Historical DNA connects 1.3 million living relatives to 17th-century Maryland settlers
1634 year Settlement founded
49 individuals Colonists' remains analyzed
1.3 Million people Living descendants identified
1634–1730 years Time period of burials