I recently had a request from Philip to look into a match he had with my late father-in-law Richard Butler. Here is the DNA match that Richard and Philip have with each other:
Richard’s two late sisters also match Philip:
Their matches with Philip are a little less than Richard’s but still pretty good matches.
More Shared Matches Between Richard and Philip
As I go down the shared list, I see this:
This puts the match on the Pouliot side of the Butler tree:
Here we see Patricia and Fred and how they are related to Richard and his two sisters. They all descend from Joseph Pouliot. One possibility is that Philip descends from Joseph Pouliot and Josephine Fortin:
Estelle was the mother of Richard Butler.
One mystery. Why would Philip be more related to Patricia’s daughter than to Patricia?
Does this suggest that Philip is related to the younger Patricia’s mother and father?
Here is a photo of the Pouliot family that I found at Ancestry (submitted by Fred):
Here is some more information I have on Joseph Pouliot:
He had 10 children and he died in Newton, Massachusetts.
Summary and Conclusions
- Given the age difference between Richard and Philip, the most likely relationship between Philip and Richard would appear to be second cousin’s grandson.
- That would mean that Philip’s third great-grandfather should be Joseph Pouliot born in St. Laurent Quebec.
- Philip is related to a Patricia and Patricia’s daughter. However, he has a much larger match to the younger Patricia. This suggests that he is related to the elder Patricia’s husband also.
- As Joseph Pouliot had 10 children, it may be difficult to narrow down which child Philip descended from. If Philip were to test his DNA at Ancestry, he may find closer matches and find out more informaiton as Ancestry has a larger database.