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What French DNA looks like
May 17, 2020February 21, 2022 Elise Lenoble

What French DNA looks like

DNA

A few years back, in 2016 and 2018, Yvette Hoitink from the blog “Dutch Genealogy” published posts about her DNA ethnicity estimates to show what

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DNA testing in France
March 15, 2020February 21, 2022 Elise Lenoble

DNA testing in France

DNA

If you have French heritage, you might wonder why you don’t have many French DNA matches. Here is an overview of DNA testing in France

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How DNA helped uncover the identity of a French ancestor
March 31, 2019February 21, 2022 Elise Lenoble

How DNA helped uncover the identity of a French ancestor

DNA, French genealogy

After testing my DNA with FamilyTreeDNA, I uploaded my data on MyHeritage to find new matches. Almost all my ancestors were French, so I primarily

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I’m Elise Lenoble and I’m a French professional genealogist.

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