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All French-Canadians are related as they are descended from about 2.500 people. They also have some of the best kept records in the world. Please feel free to post queries, events, pictures, tell stories, etc.

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CARIGNAN REGIMENT & THE FILLES DU ROI

Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by Lee Martin Oct 27, 2017. 10 Replies

CARIGNAN REGIMENT & THE FILLES DU ROIThese two ‘groups” are for many French-Canadians the equivalent of the US’ DAR and Mayflower’s Descendants.The following are Internet sites to learn more…Continue

Ance/Benoit

Started by tbeaudoin Jun 25, 2017. 0 Replies

I am new to Genealogy Wise. I have been working on the Benoit side of my mother's genealogy and it led me here. Whoever posted the ANCEfamily.RTF document, I would really like to connect with you. I…Continue

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NOTARY RECORDS

Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by James P. LaLone Oct 22, 2016. 4 Replies

Notary records are another good source for discovering information on your ancestor. They are the civil legal records that are sometimes a good substitute if a marriage record is missing. For…Continue

Free Ebooks, 1865, 1866, Beamish Murdock, Esq. History of Nova Scotia or Acadie, Vol. I & II

Started by Arorasky Sep 6, 2016. 0 Replies

 Here is a link to free books on "History of Nova Scotia or Acadie"-(actual titles of the books by Beamish Murdock, Esq.  books were written in 1865 and 1866.  I have a tendency to read and research…Continue

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Comment by James P. LaLone on July 30, 2016 at 6:24am
Comment by James P. LaLone on June 16, 2016 at 4:10pm

More Acadian information, click the "next" button at the bottom (not the arrow) - http://erenow.com/modern/aneighteenthcenturyhistory/1.html

Comment by James P. LaLone on June 9, 2016 at 6:34am
Comment by James P. LaLone on June 2, 2016 at 7:21pm
Comment by James P. LaLone on May 27, 2016 at 8:00pm
Comment by Paul Shenton on May 26, 2016 at 1:00pm

William, if you prefer ham-fisted fantasy over more accurate but disappointing results at FTDNA, that is your prerogative.  The truth is that Accu-Metrics is a paternity and dog-pedigree testing company that discovered that they could pull in a little extra cash by offering other tests to the unwise.  

The fact is that there is no test out there that could distinguish specifically Mikmaq ancestry, and the fact that Accu-Metrics came up with such a exceedingly specific result is roof that it is garbage.  If the result would have been something like "most likely Algonkian heritage based on haplotype" as for example X is mostly found in that group, but can be found in others as intermarriage between tribes was commonplace, then such would be reasonable, and you could use your known history to confirm it was Mikmaq.

In fact, if you would even have bothered to try to ascertain what Accu-Metrics does, for Native American testing, they state on their own website: "This test determines if your DNA contains the haplotypes that belong to the people of First Nations and Native Americans".  FTDNA does the highest resolution haplotype testing.  They do not mention autosomal testing anywhere.

The post is not necessarily intended for you, but to assist others in making wiser choices for DNA analysis.  Perhaps, you could refrain from posting your misguided and uninformed opinions and advice to others and then it would not be necessary for me to respond to them for the sake of others and I would gladly not do so.

Comment by Paul Shenton on May 26, 2016 at 7:15am

Do not use AccuMetrics for ethnicity testing.  It is very low resolution and mostly wild guessing knowing that most people who test their are looking for their elusive "Indian Princess".  Companies that do much broader testing are Ancestry.com, ftDNA.com, and to a lesser extent 23andMe.com.  You can download your autosomal (as well as y-DNA and mitochondrial results) and use their tools or upload them to third party applications for analysis that are hundreds of times better.

Comment by James P. LaLone on May 16, 2016 at 6:03am

Of possible interest, Metis history - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/Metis/index.html

Comment by James P. LaLone on May 7, 2016 at 11:00am
Comment by James P. LaLone on March 30, 2016 at 1:40pm
 

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