Concerning the Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History, Second Edition, by William Henry Van Benschoten (West Park on Hudson, New York, 1907) p. 46.
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC7S-YL8 : accessed 9 December 2014), Geo Ackerman in household of Matthew V B Ackerman, The Town Of Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 179, household ID 1364, NARA microfilm publication M653; NARA microfilm publication M653. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,742.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George 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.
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