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The Acadian Deportation: Tips for tracing ancestors forcibly removed from New France

October 17, 2023 by Michelle - Researcher with Legacy Tree Genealogists 6 Comments

Acadian Deportation

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem “Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie” tells the tragic story of young lovers ripped apart following the Acadian deportation. Although the characters, Evangeline and Gabriel, are fictional, the events that frame their drama occurred and mark an unfortunate period in New France’s history. The event, known as “Le Grand Dérangement,” involved the forced removal of between 10,000-12,000 Acadians from their land at gunpoint between 1755-1763 by British soldiers.  Who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canada, DNA Research Tagged With: Acadian, Canada, New France

Tracing Cherokee Ancestors with DNA, Tribal Citizenship, and Cherokee Rolls

September 8, 2021 by Michelle - Researcher with Legacy Tree Genealogists 31 Comments

Arch Sequichie Cherokee Ancestor

As genealogists, we’re often asked to research the likelihood and details of a client’s Native American heritage. Legacy Tree Genealogists' researcher Michelle Carroll digs deeper into her journey and successful strategies when tracing her Cherokee ancestors. If you believe that you may have Cherokee ancestors and have always wanted to know more, let me encourage you to leap into discovering your Native American heritage. Learning about my own Cherokee family has been one of the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Legacy Tree Genealogists, Migration, Native American Genealogy, United States Tagged With: Cherokee, Native American

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