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DNA Story Details
This image presents a visual breakdown of Jim’s genetic ancestry as provided by AncestryDNA. The map at the top highlights regions in Europe, Asia, and the Americas using overlapping color-coded areas, corresponding to Jim’s ethnic origins.
Ethnicity Regions and Percentages
- Ireland/Scotland/Wales: 37% – Bright yellow region over the British Isles.
- Scandinavia: 26% – Green region covering Norway, Sweden, and parts of Finland.
- Great Britain: 11% – Light blue region centered on England and Wales.
- Europe South: 11% – Turquoise region likely including Italy and the Mediterranean.
- Europe West: 7% – Pale blue area stretching through France and nearby countries.
- Finland/Northwest Russia: 4% – Dark teal zone covering northeastern Europe.
- Finland: Labeled separately with a purple ring icon to indicate an identified population group.
- Asia Central: 3% – Represented by a red zone east of Europe.
- European Jewish: Less than 1% – Light pink circle indicating trace DNA markers.
Migrations
- Saint Lawrence River French Settlers: Marked with an orange icon, indicating migration ancestry tied to early settlers in the Quebec region of Canada.
Together, this DNA story emphasizes Jim’s strong genetic links to the British Isles and Scandinavia, alongside evidence of Central and Eastern European ancestry, minor Jewish and Asian heritage, and genealogical ties to French-Canadian settlers.
James Robert Paquette was born in Ishpeming, Michigan and raised in Negaunee. He graduated magna cum laude from Northern Michigan University in 1974 with a Bachelor's in Social Services and a minor in history. He worked at Cliffs Natural Resources/Cleveland Cliffs for thirty-five years in development and training and has held various mine safety roles. Now he is on the Board of Trustees for the Historical Society of Michigan. James is a former instructor for NMU's Professional Development and Enrichment Program on Upper Great Lakes Region Archaeology. He currently is an instructor and speaker on Native American and Métis topics and archeological and historical research projects. James is working on an ongoing survey project in the central Upper Peninsula area for the purpose of locating, documenting and preserving pre-contact and post-contact First Nation cultural sites and artifacts. He has already discovered and documented over one hundred sites, including evidence of the earliest human occupation in the Upper Peninsula and earliest evidence of mid-17th century French contact with the First Nation people in Michigan.
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Ancestral Chart Details
This is a four-generation ancestral chart for James Paquette, born May 12, 1952 in Ishpeming, Michigan, married to Karen Kantola on June 9, 1973 in Negaunee, Michigan. The chart is structured with James at the bottom left, his parents in the next tier, grandparents above them, and great-grandparents at the top.
Parents
- Robert Paquette – Born March 22, 1926 in Quinnesec, MI. Married September 23, 1950 in Iron Mountain, MI. Died January 19, 2014 in Negaunee, MI.
- Patricia Ohman – Born April 28, 1929 in Kingsford, MI.
Grandparents
- Medolph Paquette – Born September 22, 1897 in Nadeau, MI. Married November 8, 1921. Died December 11, 1967 in Kingsford, MI.
- Josephine Fabry – Born February 18, 1905 in Nadeau, MI. Died May 9, 2001 in Kingsford, MI.
- Hugo Ohman – Born December 10, 1898 in Iron Mountain, MI. Married December 17, 1920. Died November 17, 1959 in Ishpeming, MI.
- Effie Simonson – Born March 17, 1898 in Staten Island, NY. Died August 8, 1974 in Negaunee, MI.
Great-Grandparents
- Athanace Paquette – Born August 1862 in St-Phillipe-de-Grenville, Argenteuil, Quebec. Died October 6, 1944 in Nadeau, MI. Married August 26, 1884 in Spalding, MI.
- Marie-Roseanna Lorrain – Born October 14, 1866 in same location. Died May 20, 1912 in Nadeau, MI.
- Servais Fabry – Born June 1879 in Wisconsin. Married 1900.
- Victorine Gline – Born October 1879 in Wisconsin.
- Gabriel Ohman – Born November 4, 1871 in Finland. Died January 28, 1939 in Iron Mountain, MI.
- Vendla S. Isaksson – Born November 14, 1869 in Finland. Died November 23, 1937 in Iron Mountain, MI. Married January 16, 1897 in Iron Mountain.
- Wesley Joseph Simonson – Born April 1875 in Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, NY. Died after 1910. Married June 11, 1895 in Edgewater, Staten Island.
- Jane Frances Green – Born December 15, 1875 in County Westmeath, Ireland. Died in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
The chart includes several black-and-white portrait photos: a formal wedding portrait of James and Karen, individual photos of Josephine Fabry, Hugo Ohman, and Effie Simonson, and a joint photo of Gabriel Ohman and Vendla Isaksson in traditional attire.
