It is unknown why Samuel Mulligan's children ended up with the surname Milligan instead of Mulligan. This could have been due to a simple typo on a document which changed everything going forward, or they made a conscious decision to change the name.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Find A Grave: Memorial #126109976), Bertha I Milligan Spratt, ; Burial, Cumberland, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Dales Cemetery; citing record ID 126109976.
Acknowledgement
I worked to get it right the first time, but as we know... mistakes happen, times change and so does access to information. Please add to or correct this profile based on sourced fact. Thanks. Morgan Mulligan
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
~3.12% ~12.50%Gary Milks :
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