Roots Expert
Gefrance
Philippe Chapelin
Probate Genealogist & Family Historian
- contact@gefrance.com
How they can help
- Remote research
- In person
- Researches in
- France, Switzerland, Colombia
- Based in
- France
- Languages
- French · English · Spanish
- Time periods
- colonial era · 18th century · 19th century · 20th century · French Revolutionary period (179
About
Professional genealogist with over 30 years of archival research experience across France, Switzerland, and European colonies, specializing in heir location, family tree reconstruction, and complex cross-border inheritance cases.
Since 1995, Philippe Chapelin has been guiding descendants of French, Swiss, and European immigrants in rediscovering their ancestry. His work begins where digital databases end, immersing himself in original French, Swiss, and Colombian archives to reconstruct family journeys over several centuries. He provides clear, thoroughly documented, and legally usable results for notaries and legal professionals worldwide, combining deep archival research with practical solutions for complex cross-border successions.
Specialties
- heir location
- probate genealogy
- cross-border inheritance
- family tree reconstruction
- archival research
- French immigration
- notary records
- military records
- colonial records
- property history
- company history
- last name research
Additional credentials
30+ years hands-on archival research experience; expert in French Republican Calendar interpretation; frequent contact with notaries, lawyers, and legal professionals across multiple countries
France
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