Are you related to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?

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Canada has a new Prime Minister!! He is the son of a past PM, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, his tree is already pretty well developed! So, are you related to the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada?

If you've got some French Canadian in you, you probably are! I'm his 7th cousin, and we share a whopping 61 ancestors from New France.

WikiTree profile: Pierre Elliot Trudeau
in The Tree House by Liander Lavoie G2G6 Pilot (452k points)
edited by Isabelle Martin

I am having my DNA tested now but it appears that I am 2nd cousins to Justin Trudeau....my father was apparently an illegitimate  son of Pierre Trudeau's brother Charles Elliott Trudeau, Jr.

YesI am. Follow the link or just read this,,,

Pierre Elliot and Joe are 8th cousins once removed

Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Joe Lastowski are both descendants of Jean Baptiste Trottier.

1. Pierre Elliot is the son of Charles-Emile Trudeau 
2. Charles-Emile is the son of Joseph rudeau 
3. Joseph is the son of Louis Trudeau 
4. Louis is the son of Marguerite (Gagne) Trudeau  
5. Marguerite is the daughter of Marie (Hamelin) Gagne 
6. Marie is the daughter of Rene Hamelin
7. Rene is the son of Madeleine Trottier 
8. Madeleine is the daughter of Jean Trottier
9. Jean is the son of Jean Baptiste Trottier 
This makes Jean Baptiste the seventh great grandfather of Pierre Elliot.

1. Joe is the son of [private mother] 
2. [Private] is the daughter of Antoinette (Grenier) DeMars 
3. Antoinette is the daughter of Anthony Grenier  
4. Anthony is the son of Maximilien Grenier 
5. Maximilian is the son of Marguerite (Giard) Grenier 
6. Marguerite is the daughter of Marguerite (Lefebvre) Giard 
7. Marguerite is the daughter of Catherine Lafond-Mongrain
8. Catherine is the daughter of Marie-Catherine Trottier
9. Marie-Catherine is the daughter of Augustin Trottier
10. Augustin is the son of Jean Baptiste Trottier
This makes Jean Baptiste the eighth great grandfather of Joe.

I have Marie Anne Louise Thibodeaux born 1661 in Acadie as my 8th gr-grandmother married to Antoine Landry b. 1660. mrd in 1683

Her parents are Pierre Thibodeaux 1631 and Jeanne Theriau 1644.

I was told a long while back that I was related but I haven't made the connections yet.

I think I put this comment in the wrong spot lol but I thought I saw a Pierre Thibodeaux and Jeanne Theriau in there. sry.

Okay I've got the connection. We are 9th cousins.

https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&action=calculate&person1_name=Trudeau-148&person2_name=Balluff-21

Yes, and you are my ninth cousin. 

Lianne and Joseph are 9th cousins once removed

Lianne Lavoie and Joseph Lastowski are both descendants of Paul Chalifou.

1. Lianne is the daughter of Gil Lavoie DNA confirmed 
2. Gil is the son of Louis Jacques Lavoie DNA confirmed 
3. Louis is the son of Joseph Carmel Lavoie DNA confirmed 
4. J. C. is the son of Marie Philomène (Gagné) Lavoie 
5. Philomène is the daughter of Louis Gagné
6. Louis is the son of Marie Claire Silvestre Champagne
7. Marie is the daughter of Marie Claire Joncas
8. Marie Claire is the daughter of Jacques Joncas
9. Jacques is the son of Louise Nolin
10. Louise is the daughter of Françoise (Chalifou) Chalifour 
11. Françoise is the daughter of Paul Chalifou
This makes Paul the ninth great grandfather of Lianne.

1. Joseph is the son of Alma (DeMars) Lastowski
2. Alma is the daughter of Antoinette (Grenier) DeMars
3. Antoinette is the daughter of Anthony Grenier  
4. Anthony is the son of Marie Zénaïde (Couillard Despres) Grenier 
5. Zénaïde is the daughter of Jean François Régis (Couillard Despres) Couillard Després 
6. François Régis is the son of Emmanuel Edmond Couillard Despres
7. Emmanuel is the son of Marie Geneviève Chalifour
8. Marie Geneviève is the daughter of François Chalifour 
9. François is the son of Pierre Chalifour
10. Pierre is the son of Paul Chalifou
This makes Paul the eighth great grandfather of Joseph.

Yes, according to NosOrigines, I am also related to almost everyone, including Justin Trudeau! I didn't check the lines to see if they were correct, though. It's fun to use the function.

 Keep in mind that a search for a connection on NosOrigines doesn't necessarily bring the same result every time, so it may not be the closest connection that you get as a search result. I am not sure how the function is set to work. It appears to be a bit random when one has multiple family ties with a celebrity. If memory serves, I found 3 to Madonna and Hillary Clinton, and less for others.
8th cousin once removed.
Also 8th cousin once removed, with 58 common ancestors.

Pierre Elliot and Michael are 7th cousins twice removed

Those are my ancestors as well
Pierre Elliot and Carol are 18th cousins once removed.  21°

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I am 9th cousin to Justin Trudeau and 7th cousin, once removed to both is wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and the Jean Chretien.  My Grandmother was of the Trottier-Beaubien and the Cote-Martin families originally settled in Trois Rivieres.  (Also 10th cousin to Hillary Clinton, 9th cousin, twice removed to Celine Dion and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 9th cousin, 5 times removed to Justin Bieber, etc.)
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He is my 8th cousin 1x removed. We share the same 7x great grandparents, Germain Savoie & Marie Breau from Acadia.
by Corrina Chasles G2G Crew (960 points)
+7 votes
9TH  Cousin.  My grandmother's maiden name was Beaubien (originally Trottier) but my Great x 6 grandfather was given the title 'Sieur de Beaubien".  Also related to Hillary Clinton (10th cousin), Celine Dion and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (9 cousin twice removed), Madonna, etc.  So how come I'm not rich, famous, smart, or good looking? :-)
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6th cousins, twice removed

This is my relationship to his father, Pierre Elliot Trudeau:

Marshall and Pierre Elliot are 6th cousins once removed

Marshall (Georgeson) Garland and Pierre Elliot Trudeau are both descendants of Marie Renée Marsan.

1. Marshall is the son of Jeanne Pelletier [unknown confidence]
2. Jeanne is the daughter of Mathias Joseph Berthelemeu Cyril Pelletier [unknown confidence]
3. Mathias is the son of Malvina Martel [unknown confidence]
4. Malvina is the daughter of Barthelemy (Martel) Martel dit Lamontagne [unknown confidence]
5. Barthelemy is the son of Nicolas (Martel) Martel dit Lamontagne [unknown confidence]
6. Nicolas is the son of Marie Marguerite (Janot) Janot dit Lachapelle [unknown confidence]
7. Marie Marguerite is the daughter of Marie Marguerite Dufresne [unknown confidence]
8. Marie Marguerite is the daughter of Renée Marsan [unknown confidence]
This makes Marie Renée the sixth great grandmother of Marshall.

1. Pierre Elliot is the son of Charles-Emile Trudeau [unknown confidence]
2. Charles-Emile is the son of Joseph Trudeau [unknown confidence]
3. Joseph is the son of Louis Trudeau [unknown confidence]
4. Louis is the son of Louis-Michel Trudeau [unknown confidence]
5. Louis-Michel is the son of Marie-Anne Larcheveque [unknown confidence]
6. Marie-Anne is the daughter of Joseph L'Archevêque [unknown confidence]
7. Joseph is the son of Renée Marsan [unknown confidence]
This makes Marie Renée the fifth great grandmother of Pierre Elliot.

by Marshall Garland G2G2 (2.7k points)
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9th cousin to Justin Trudeau...7th cousin once removed to his wife, 10th cousin  to Hillary Clinton, 9th cousin 2ce removed to Camilla Duchess of Cornwall,  9th cousin to Madonna.
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Pretty much all French Canadians (and anyone with French Canadian ancestry) can claim a relationship with those names. The list also includes Angelina Jolie, Celine Dion and Averil Lavigne. I know my spouse is related to all of these names as well!!
+7 votes
I'm a little late can I still answer? I'm American, but my great grandpa came here from Canada. The mother of my fourth great grandfather was a Trudeau. Justin and I share a common ancestor Etienne Trudeau. We are 7th cousins.
by anonymous G2G Crew (410 points)
+7 votes
22nd cousins.
by Roger Stong G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
+7 votes
No I am not related, but my wedding dress was based on the dress his mother wore at her wedding.
by Jean Price G2G6 Mach 5 (52.5k points)
*chuckle*
+7 votes
Ha, exact same relationship as I have with you: seventh cousin twice removed! (Through a Richard grandmother to you, a Roy grandfather to him.)
by Stephanie Ward G2G6 Pilot (117k points)
+6 votes
Yes we share at least one common ancestor (and possibly more) Nicole Lemaire -4.
by Paul Berry G2G4 (4.3k points)
+5 votes

I though I'd answered this already, but I can't find the post. 

We are 9th cousins twice removed, via Marie Miville (1632-1702).

by Aaron Gullison G2G6 Pilot (180k points)
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Now that Pierre and I are both "known" to be descended from the Plantagenets, Pierre is my 23rd cousin 2x removed.

The last time when I checked this, that Plantagenet connection was unknown and there was no familial relationship.

My spouse on the other hand is a French Canadian just as Pierre (and Justin) are, so my spouse is an 8th cousin once removed to Pierre and a 9th cousin to Justin!!

PS - Canada, dont forget to VOTE!!
by Robynne Lozier G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)

Ok I am going to "update" my post. laugh

Justin and I are now 18th cousins

Justin and my French Canadian spouse are still 9th cousins. 

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Yup, 8th cousins once removed.
by Lynn Marois G2G5 (5.6k points)
+4 votes
There is an Acadian connection to Pierre Godin. It turns out I'm related in 14 different ways. Not a huge surprise.
by Lynn Marois G2G5 (5.6k points)
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We are 7th cousins once removed, both descendents of Romaine Gervais (1681-1756) with 73 common ancestors.
by Judith Srom G2G6 Mach 1 (12.0k points)
+4 votes

Well, if I want to go back a millennia, we are related: Pierre Elliot and Candyce are 28th cousins once removed. And André (Vitré) de Vitré (1054-1139) would be my 28th great grandfather.

by Candyce Fulford G2G6 Pilot (117k points)
+6 votes
Justin Trudeau Is My Direct 8th Cousin!
by Shawn Stoner G2G3 (3.3k points)
+5 votes

24th cousins once removed,  but a lot of unknown confidence ancestors in between.  So who know?

by Joelle Colville-Hanson G2G6 Pilot (150k points)
+5 votes
I am, through Pierre Thibodeau. :)

8th Cousins, once removed.
by Lynn Marois G2G5 (5.6k points)
+4 votes

Justin Trudeau and Julie Marcoux are both descendants of Jean Sédilot (1647-).

by Julie Marcoux G2G6 (6.3k points)

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