Much like it did in 2013 when it revealed a family link between Mulcair and Trudeau, Ancestry.ca today revealed a connection between the NDP and Liberal leaders, and Duceppe.
According to the genealogy website:
- As revealed in 2013, Mulcair and Trudeau's connection goes back 400 years; the two are ninth cousins;
- New research reveals Mulcair and Duceppe are tenth cousins through their ninth great-grandfather, considered as one of the "founding fathers" of Quebec; and
- Mulcair has Canadian politics in his blood – his third great grandfather was the first Premier of Quebec, while his second great grandfather was the ninth premier of the same province.
As revealed in 2013, Mulcair and Trudeau's family ties go back nearly 400 years to their 8th great-grandparents, Mathieu Amiot and Marie Miville. Miville's father, Pierre Miville, is one of the founding fathers of Quebec, and when his family arrived in the 1640s, they were considered to be one of the largest to settle in New France.
When Amiot married Miville in 1649, her dowry brought him property in the town of Quebec, making him a very successful landowner.
Mulcair and Duceppe's family connection goes back even further to their ninth great-grandfather, Marin Boucher. Marin was part of the "Percheron Immigration" from Perche, France in the 17th century. Most of these immigrants were builders, carpenters or — like Marin — stone masons, so they could literally build a new nation here in Canada. In fact, it is believed that the majority of French-Canadian origins have Percheron blood.
For Mulcair, politics certainly run in the family. His third great-grandfather, Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau headed a Conservative government as the first Premier of Quebec in 1867.
The more you know …
