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DNA Cracks a 250-Year-Old Cold Case, Identifying a Teen Who Died in the Revolutionary War
Genetic genealogy has identified John Pumphrey, a teenager who enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777, from remains discovered by archaeologists -- cracking a nearly 250-year-old cold case. The analysis reunites a name with a young soldier lost in the Revolutionary War.
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