A birthday gift led to the discovery of a lifetime when a MyHerritage DNA test revealed an 80-year family mystery, finding that a man in Quebec and a man in the Netherlands are long-lost brothers.

Frank McGrath, 78, of Longueuil , Que., and Frans Bannink, 80, of Almelo, Netherlands, met for the first time in April after a DNA test taken by Bannink’s granddaughter showed a family connection to Canada.

“My grandfather was hesitant to find out who his biological father was,” said Amber Hogervorst, who made the trip to Canada with her grandparents.

“When I saw the connection on the website, I immediately sent Frank a message and he responded some weeks later.”

The rest, she says, is history.

“It was very emotional for me. I was very happy,” McGrath said. “Having been brought up an o

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