Nina Pyne
Honor Code SignatorySigned 28 Aug 2013 | 26,587 contributions | 1,442 thank-yous | 5,432 connections
Signed 28 Aug 2013 | 26,587 contributions | 1,442 thank-yous | 5,432 connections
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Nina M. Pyne aka Di Rocco
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stanley Reid Pyne
and Catherine Laura (Pothier) Pyne
Sister of
Tom Pyne
Mother of
[private son (1980s - unknown)], [private son (1980s - unknown)] and [private son (1980s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2013
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Biography
Although I was born in Nova Scotia, I have lived most of my life in Ontario. After over 30 years as a college professor, I am now retired and working on my family history. My mother, Laura Pothier was an Acadian from the Yarmouth area, and I still have many relatives there, some of whom are interested in recording the family history. Most of this family have a good oral history and can recite their paternal lines for many generations. The women of the family are harder to trace. Quite a while ago, I was given a family genealogy for the Surette and Pothier families, that I believe to be notes from Clarence and Leandre D'Entremont, accessible at Musee Acadien. Using this genealogy as a base, and with the help of various family members, I have been able to fill in quite a few gaps. One of my special interests is to try to trace what happened to the deported.
I was educated in French, so I can follow many of the original documents. I have good research and computer skills, and I enjoy following the clues. . Now that I have most of the pertinent names and dates, I would like to fill in as many biographical details as I can. Providing reliable sources has been a challenge, but that's one of the next steps. I have had my DNA tested through 23andme. com and I have been able to help DNA cousins find some connections. I am lucky to start with such a good base and to have family that can fill in some of the questions.
My father's family,Stanley Pyne have lived in the Annapolis Valley for many generations. I thought we were mostly English until I received my DNA which showed a strong German/Swiss background. My grandmother, Flora Banks Pyne, Banks-1375 who had an interest in family history, gave me a box of photos, clippings, correspondence, etc., in the hopes that I would work on a family tree. I don't have any immediate family remaining there, so I thought it would be harder to work on this genealogy; however, I've had quite a few people (some of them cousins) contact me on WikiTree with additional info on the Pyne, Banks, Beeler, Robar, and Dukeshire families of the Annapolis Valley. FamilySearch is very helpful in providing immigration and other records available from the New England States where many of these ancestors travelled across the border, some to visit and others to settle.
My next step is to work on filling in the biographies of some of these families, and to include some of the photos from Grandma's album. Another step is to find and link to credible sources. I have been able to find quite a lot of information from published family histories which are becoming available online.Military records are also becoming available, as well as FindaGrave.com. I am still trying to find the origin of the first Pyne/Pine in Annapolis Valley. A revisit to these sites usually turns up a new bit of info.
Once I have a rounded profile of most of my Nova Scotia families, I would like to connect their stories with historical events of the day. Linking to other WikiTree profiles reveals so many interesting connections. It's great to see this one WikiTree family coming together.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Nina's formal name
- full middle name (M.)
- e-mail address
- birth location
- images (1)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (3)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Nina or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Nina or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Larry Muise
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U6a, FTDNA kit #172529 - Gordon Johnson :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U6a, FTDNA kit #364765
- Joanne (Dewtie) Davies :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U6a7a1a, FTDNA kit #MI25284
- Leland Surette :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test
- Gordon Lavoie :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, FTDNA kit #B530731
- Pauline (Eisner) Bouvier :
Mitochondrial DNA Test Other, haplogroup U6a7a
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100.00%
100.00%
Nina Pyne:
23andMe
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Pam (Banks) Muise :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Leland Surette :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #157997
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Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Doug Adair :
AncestryDNA
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Nina:
- Nina Pyne is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 13, 2020.
- Nina Pyne is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jul 27, 2020.
- Nina Pyne is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jan 3, 2019.
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I'm curious about a change you made to the profile for Pellerin-13. It said previously that he was about 76 years old when he died and it looks like you changed it to 77, although the death record apparently says he was 82. Could you please explain this?
The Global Cemeteries Project is currently undergoing our member check-in and wanted to verify that you are still active and interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of our Cemetery Teams? If not, is there a particular Team or area you are interested in participating with? I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!
We use Google Groups for internal project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup for access feel free to submit a join request and we will get that approved as quick as possible. We also ask that members check their followed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (CEMETERIES) so you don't miss any discussions in G2G.
Last, but not least, we would like to thank you for all of your contributions to WikiTree and let you know that any ideas or suggestions for improvement you may have for the Global Cemeteries Project would greatly appreciated!
I look forward to hearing form you soon!
Steve ~Global Cemeteries Project Leader
Thank you so much for responding to our check-in. We are delighted that you wish to continue contributing to the Acadia Project. Below is a quick checklist for active members. The project leaders would like you to make sure you have done the following:
1) Checked the https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Acadians] for ways to contribute.
2) Added Acadia to the tags you follow.
3) PMed the project leaders with your email address to be added to the [1].
4) Bookmarked the [2] to monitor the project watchlist.
Thank you!
Karen ~ Volunteer Coordinator
Thank you so much for responding to our check-in. As you wish to continue contributing to the Canada project, we are happy. Below is a quick checklist for active members. The project leaders would like you to make sure you have done the following:
1) Checked the Project Page for ways to contribute
2) Added CANADA to the tags you follow.
3) PM the project leaders with your email address to be added to the Google Group
4) Bookmarked the Activity Feed to monitor the project watchlist
Thank you
Janet~ Volunteer Coordinator
On behalf of the Acadia Project Leaders, we are doing a six-month check-in with members. Please let us know if you are still active. Please let me know if you are still active, and if so, in which ways you have contributed to the project, or a sub-project, within the last two months.
All of us at WikiTree would like to thank you for your contributions and hope that you are enjoying exploring your roots.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Karen ~ Volunteer Coordinator
On behalf of the Canada Project Leaders, we are doing a six-month check-in with members. Please let us know if you are still active in the Canada project. If you are active, please let us know in which ways you are currently contributing to the project.
All of us at WikiTree would like to thank you for your contributions and hope that you are enjoying exploring your roots.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Janet ~ Volunteer Coordinator
P.S.
If you joined the project only to show your connection to an ancestor, please consider using a Canada Stickers on your profile instead of the project badge
Weve made some exciting changes to the Global Cemeteries Project. The sub-projects have been merged into the Global Project to help with Leadership and to facilitate collaboration.
Some roles within the project have changed. From now on, there are Project Coordinators for each continent, and one for Welcome and Integration, plus Team Leaders for each individual Country etc.
Please let me know if youd like to stay on in the new project, if youd like to continue in an existing role, and which team(s) youd like to be on. Please also give me your e-mail address so that I can get you added to the projects Google Group.
Many thanks,
Susie
Leader, Global Cemeteries
Greg Lavoie, Dave Rutherford and I have put a lot of work into restructuring the Canada Project. Have a look at the new project page.
You'll see that we've changed the project name to the Canada Project and the badge will be changed shortly. We've done this in order to provide lots of ways for people to contribute to Canadian Profiles. We've also moved towards a team approach with top level teams being lead by Project Coordinators and sub-teams being lead by Team Leaders.
Would you like to continue in the Canada Project, and if so, which team(s) would you like to be on?
Let me know if you have any questions. Once I hear back from you I'll add you to the Google group and get you set up in your team(s).
Susie
Don Banks