The DNA signature of pioneer Jacques Tifault is now known, thanks to the initiative of members of our association's genealogy committee.

This scientific discovery represents a heritage for future generations.

To achieve this result, the descendants of two of Jacques Tifault and Marie-Anne L'Écuyer's sons had to undergo DNA analysis. The results from one of Claude Jean Joseph Tifault's descendants (7th of 12 children) and one of Alexis Tifault's descendants (10th of 12 children) matched and established the ancestral Y-DNA signature.

The triangulation was carried out by our association and piloted by Jean-Pierre Gendreau-Hétu, in January 2016.