Category: Haitian Genealogy

Interesting DNA Results from AncestryDNA

Logically you want to say that you are 50% from your mother and 50% from your father.  The reality is that it isn’t exactly 50% from each parent. I am of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent and first-generation born in the US mainland while my husband is Haitian born.  I had my husband and two…

By Anna Bayala July 10, 2016 4

Researching Your Haitian Ancestry

Recommendations in researching your Haitian ancestry: Document what you know about your family.  Create a family tree on Ancestry.  Make sure you add at least the country of birth if you’re not sure what city a person was born.   A generation consists of 20 to 30 years.  So if you are not certain of when…

By Anna Bayala July 2, 2016 0