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James Michael Kanalley (1954 - 2016)

James Michael (Jim) Kanalley
Born in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United Statesmap
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Died at age 61 in Lockport, Niagara, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

James Michael Kanalley was born on 31 December 1954 in Buffalo, New York. He was the son of Wallace Kanalley and Mildred McQuaid.

When he was only a few years old, the family moved to Lockport, Niagara Co. He spent most of his adult life in Lockport.

Jim enjoyed hunting, the outdoors, and had a passion for cars. He was an incredible storyteller, and his family loved to hear his stories, recollections, memories and jokes - he had a great sense of humor[1].

He passed away on 3 August 2016 in Lockport.

DNA

Jim took DNA tests with both AncestryDNA and FamilyTreeDNA. These tests verified both his paternal[2] and maternal[3] lines, including all four grandparents’ branches: Kanalley, Wallace, McQuaid & Short.

Sources

  1. Personal recollections of Craig Kanalley.
  2. Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Jim and his paternal first cousin AV. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents, James Kanalley and Mary Wallace. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousin, based on sharing 1013 cM across 37 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  3. Maternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Jim and his maternal 1st cousin RM. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents Joseph McQuaid and Agnes Short. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 1st Cousin, based on sharing 843 cM across 29 segments.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Jim or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
  • Jim Kanalley: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2b1, FTDNA kit #487685
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jim:

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