James Edgar UE
Honor Code SignatorySigned 4 Jun 2016 | 3,665 contributions | 52 thank-yous | 3,275 connections
Signed 4 Jun 2016 | 3,665 contributions | 52 thank-yous | 3,275 connections
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James S. Edgar UE
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Leslie Edgar, [private brother (1930s - unknown)], Steve Edgar and [private sister (1940s - unknown)]
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1960s - unknown)] and [private son (1970s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Apr 2016
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Biography
Retired from CN after 40 years, I'm now very involved in The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. I'm an RASC Past President; Editor of the RASC Observer's Handbook; Production Manager of the RASC Journal; Proofreader of the Observer's Calendar. Plus I write a newspaper article describing the skies for the upcoming month, distributed to about 20 weekly newspapers in southeastern Saskatchewan. For 10 years I co-wrote a monthly Edgar Events newsletter, ending at issue #121 (http://www.edgargen.ca/james.htm#Edgar%20Events). In 2016, an asteroid was named by the IAU "(22421) Jamesedgar" in my honour. My hobbies include astronomy, woodworking, photography, writing, and genealogy. And, kids and grandkids, of course.
I was awarded a Fellowship in The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2021.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by James Edgar at registration.
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- James's formal name
- full middle name (S.)
- e-mail address
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- images (3)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- James Edgar: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I1, FTDNA kit #126416 + Y-Chromosome Test 111 markers, haplogroup I1, Ancestry member JamesSEdgar, FTDNA kit #126416
- James Edgar: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U7b, FTDNA kit #126416
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100.00%
100.00%
James Edgar:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JamesSEdgar
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T278753 [compare] [compare x], FTDNA kit #126416
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~12.50%
50.00%
Roy Schoonover
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T281938 [compare] [compare x], FTDNA kit #541052
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Earl Walters :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T843291 [compare] [compare x], FTDNA kit #AM12531
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Joanna (Walters) Root :
23andMe, GEDmatch M978215 [compare] [compare x]
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~1.56%
Mike Walters :
23andMe, GEDmatch M448365 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A154641 [compare], Ancestry member waltersm85
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B173330
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~0.78%
Jacob (Walters) Holliday :
23andMe, GEDmatch M861614 [compare]
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Categories: Y-DNA Haplogroup I1
Thank you for the amount of work you have done on here. It is so cool to be able to connect dots and learn about my family history.
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