Hey boy, tread lightly here.
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My German surname is one of the most common in North America.
My paternal grandfather's grandfather was born on a boat coming from Germany ~ 1840 and the family settled in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario.
My German surname is one of the most common in North America.
My maternal side all came from Scotland in the late 1700's to Southern Ontario.
Mrs. Zipper was born in England.
Weny, I'm Canadian and spent 1978 in Inverloch on a teacher exchange.
At that time the $A was around $C1.38 but is around C$.90, thanks to all the oil we have in Alberta.
I have very fond memories of Australia and hope to visit again and see all "me mates" from long ago.
You will enjoy this site but the Americans don't see that Canada and Australia still have a very strong middle class. I think you are even more egaliterian than we are.
There are a lot of rich Americans but a great many more poor ones.
I asked my late grandfather when our family first arrived in America, and he replied "we have always lived here". Note that we aren't native americans. I take that to mean that at least on his side of the family tree, our family's roots stretch back at least 3-4 generations from him since there was no familial recollection of immigration.
On the other hand, I married a recent immigrant, so would that make our daughters "first generation americans"?
I wasn't sure how to answer this.
I'm only 5 hours from St. Pete by train. Come on by and I'll give you a sweater and a big plate of sült.
Here's a photo of his uniform pants. Really.
That's also the gene pool where I got arthritis and other hand and joint problems.
Born in London, England. Came to the U.S. as a child. So I guess that makes me first generation. If not, I voted wrong.
As far as the newest goes, I have a great-great-grandfather from Prussia who stowed away on a ship bound for Hoboken in 1862 when he was 16.
One of my personal assignments for retirement is to dig a little deeper into the details of my dad's side of the family. My mother's side has been very well documented by a cousin.
The first are the pioneers who had the courage to leave their homeland and endure the hardship of being strangers in a strange land. They have a special spirit and pride in their triumphs and accomplishments. The second are the children of the pioneers who enjoy the benefits; they quickly assimilate and then find themselves embarrassed by the old fashioned ways of their parents. But what the children want to shuck off, the grandchildren want to save. The third generation does the genealogical digging, makes pilgrimages to the old country, and writes the family stories.
it could be worse, of course. i have relatives born out of wedlock and so unknowingly raised not as the mother's child but by that family as her sibling, so they don't even know what generation they are in the family, never mind in america. and i thought i was confused.
Reread.Pardon me Zipper, I thought you were Canadian.
Zimmerman, which in German is apparently a carpenter or a room finisher or trimmer.Guten Morgen, Herr Schmidt!
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My ancestry has been traced back 5 generations to my g-g grandfather born in North Carolina in 1792. Beyond that lies mystery.
Where in NC? What's the last name? (if you'd rather not, I understand). My whole family has been in NC since before the 1700's and I've done a good bit of genealogy research, just thought I might have already or maybe in the future come across some info you could use. My ancestor Sylvester Baldwin came over as a child from England in the 1630's and was the only member of his family to make it (the trip) alive. Lucky for me! He stayed in Connecticut for awhile, but he and his crew headed down to North Carolina before the 1700's where they were farmers, mill owners, business people and public servants. I have deep roots in the Carolinas, and am definitely at least a 5th generation American. My gg grandfather was born in 1798 in Montgomery County.
thanx. i'm assuming sült is something made from tofu?
Where in NC? What's the last name?
Born in India, came here when I was 10.