Hugh McCormick had received a 23andMe kit from his son-in-law one Christmas after his daughter told her husband he was adopted. The Winnipeg, Man., native was always curious about where he came from, partly wanting to know about his ethnic heritage, but also if he should be concerned about any hereditary health issues as he got older.
But the news didn't stop there, as his new sister informed him he had five other brothers, with whom he shared the same parents.McCormick, 71 and now six-years retired after working for the Canadian National Railway, learned the story of his birth parents through his sister. His father was separated from a previous marriage when he met his mother. When they had a child, who turned out to be McCormick's older brother, they sent him to live with his grandparents.
"We contact each other on a semi-regular basis, and actually, they've mentioned to me that meeting my wife and I has brought them together because families can drift apart over the years," McCormick said. to share their discoveries after using 23andMe, Ancestry, MyHeritage and other genealogy websites.
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