French Canadian shape of eye

[andarah]

This is a weird post, but I got the idea from a book about genealogy.  It said to track any physical traits that are different than most people.

I have one and it's my eye shape.  I have been told that it's French Canadian and saw it quite a bit when I lived in Montreal.  I have seen it only once since leaving Quebec and it turns out her family is Albertan French. 

So, I want to figure out where it comes from.  People did not start in Quebec.  Everyone came from somewhere, so this shape of eye must have come from somewhere - is it Native American?  a particular area of France?  I don't know.

I have attached a picture, but the lighting is bad.  Essentially, the upper lid overlaps the lower lid in the inner corner of the eye.  Most eyes do not do this - they are rounded in the corner.

So, I would love to hear from anyone else who has similar eyes and maybe we can figure it out.  Maybe it will give us another direction to consider.

[Lisa in California]

Hi andarah:

Have you tried internet searches for this topic?  I just tried (a quick search) to see if I could find anything, but apparently didn't use the correct combination of words, as your post was the only result.

If you haven't searched before, you might look for results that contain words like Quebec, facial characteristics, France, etc.

Having to do my own research from far away from my ancestors, I've come to rely on internet searches.  Sometimes I am lucky; sometimes not.  Best of luck with getting an answer. 

[cosmac]

http://www.answers.com/topic/epicanthal-fold

Debbie

[andarah]

Thanks!  Mongolian, eh?  Hmm....  How does that come to play in Quebec?

It must be through native migration from long, long, long ago???

I know there was a large Iroquois population near where my family was in Quebec, but I haven't found any natives yet.  Of course, there's always children that aren't genetically related to the father, even though we make assumptions when tracing.  Men come through town.....

It gives me another thread to tug at.  Whatever the link, it's obviously a very common link because there are a lot of people in Quebec with this trait.  That would make sense with the Iroquois.

[nickgc]

I think that your eye shows the exact opposite of what would be called an epicanthic fold;  please see http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/epican1.jpg for actual examples of what it means.

The epicanthal fold is "a small web of tissue overlapping the nasal corner of the eye.  I don't see that you have this feature.   I would be very cautious of using certain physical traits in doing genealogy in any case, outside of very narrowly defined breeding populations.

Nick

[Kjaco]

Hello

 I have the same shape of eyes , Mine are green . I am a desndent of Metis, Cree/French from Alberta  . if you are of Native American Blood you teeth will tell you alot more then your eyes... the back of your teeth four front top and bottoms will be shovel shape in back . this is common with any one with asian blood too.. also your front teeth feel the outside of them with your finger nail . they will feel rigded..

A DNA test will tell you more , I hadf my researched for me.