Archives' partner Company, AncestryDNA and Katie Couric bring birth mother and son together - 41 years later

by Julie Hill

Posted on June 21, 2013

Chris Burton was simply hoping to discover his ancestors' homelands when he took his AncestryDNA test. But when his test results came in, Chris, who was adopted at birth, learned he had a close family connection, possibly a first cousin. Would that link him to his birth family?

Watch the whole story unfold as Chris sits down with Katie Couric on Katie!

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Chris and his Mom talk about the past and our own Ken Chahine describes the kinds of connections that have already been made through AncestryDNA.

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