The proposed relationship of Bridget J. I. Skehans as the mother of Anne Louise Powers and Rose Gertrude Powers is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 2nd cousin, once removed relationship between PSS (a descendant of the Rose Gertrude Powers ancestral line) and MH (a descendant of the Anne Louise Powers ancestral line) with a shared segment of 151.29 cM across 8 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Anne Louise Powers and Rose Gertrude Powers is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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