French in My Background

After taking a couple of DNA tests it turns out that I do indeed have some French in my background.

Not very much.

Mostly I have way more Native American and Spanish.

But somehow through my maternal lineage I'm distantly related to Marie Antoinette.

This doesn't surprise me. I knew that the French indeed made it into Mexico. That they somehow made it into my family I did not know.

But circumstances weren't always favorable to them.

See my posts:

Cinco de Mayo, posted May 5, 2017
Friday the 13th & A Full Moon September, posted 13, 2019

One day I and my brother in-law were talking about Mexican history. I brought up the subject of how the French had made the New World Anglo Saxon.

Later I found out that he was about 15% French.

Last year I went to Mexico for the very first time in about 40 years.

See my posts:

"Off to Mexico, I went," and "The Cemetery," posted January 17, 2020

I had the opportunity to see my favorite cousin again. In one of our conversations she said that she is part French.

WTF!!!!!

I eventually had the opportunity to have a beautiful conversation with her. And she confirmed to me that she indeed is part French.

This all left me dumbfounded.

After all the crap that I said about France it turns out that I have relatives with a French background and that I myself am distantly related to Marie Antoinette.

You gotta see my next post "Marie Antoinette."