"Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLF-766 : 15 January 2016), George Patterson in entry for John Patterson, 20 Apr 1872; citing Birth, Hullett, Huron, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,844,889.
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMK8-W4B : accessed 22 March 2016), Dixie Margaret Arbuckle in entry for John A Pattersen and Jane Hardrope Cuthill, 11 Dec 1895; citing registration , McKillop, Huron, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,708.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: