The maternal relationship between Genevieve Patenaude and her son
Joseph Clovis Piedalue dit Prairie is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant KLF.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between KLF and other confirmed descendants of
Pierre Patenaude/
Catherine Brunet dit Belhumeur is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since KLF descends from Pierre Patenaude/Catherine Brunet dit Belhumeur through Genevieve Patenaude and her son Joseph Clovis Piedalue dit Prairie, the presence of significant shared DNA between KLF and other known descendants of Pierre Patenaude/Catherine Brunet dit Belhumeur validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Pierre Patenaude/Catherine Brunet dit Belhumeur through Genevieve Patenaude to Joseph Clovis Piedalue dit Prairie, and ultimately to KLF, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.