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The Thirty years’ war in north-eastern France
April 7, 2019February 21, 2022 Elise Lenoble

The Thirty years’ war in north-eastern France

French history

The Thirty years’ war lasted from 1618 to 1648 and played an important part in the history of north-eastern France. It is considered to be

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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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