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Post by jacksongirl on Oct 28, 2013 8:48:59 GMT -5
English, Danish, Scotch-Irish,(whatever that is)and German. Definitely a mix!
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Post by Pisti on Oct 28, 2013 9:05:28 GMT -5
What we found out: Hungarian obviously (even some noblemen), German (commoners), Italian (merchants) and Slovenian (blacksmiths). The Italian part might be some Arabic merchant family reaching Hungary through Italy (or some Italian merchants who spread allover the Mediterranean, too), because my family name is nowhere to find it Italy, but in the Arabic world I found quite some matches. But when they arrived to Hungary they had an Italian style strong Catholic belief.
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Post by jacksongirl on Oct 28, 2013 9:32:48 GMT -5
What we found out: Hungarian obviously (even some noblemen), German (commoners), Italian (merchants) and Slovenian (blacksmiths). The Italian part might be some Arabic merchant family reaching Hungary through Italy (or some Italian merchants who spread allover the Mediterranean, too), because my family name is nowhere to find it Italy, but in the Arabic world I found quite some matches. But when they arrived to Hungary they had an Italian style strong Catholic belief. Very interesting Pisti. Some of my family are going thru our family tree to find out more of where our name is coming from. My grandmothers ancestry is linked to slavery as the oldest family member was a slave. Some of my Virginia ancestors (my mother's side) freed their slaves and had to run away to hide with Quakers. Their neighbors were so PO'ed, my ancestors' lives were in danger. I'm proud of them for freeing their slaves, even though they ended up having to sell their land and other property because they couldn't go back home. They ended up moving west to Utah and Idaho. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 9:51:06 GMT -5
I have been told
my heritage spings from
county cork Ireland
and muncen Germany
the official story
but being American
I will always suspect
some unacknowledged
black or native American
along the way
but I guess we are all
African
from shared ancestors
far flung by great migrations
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Post by ladytee on Oct 28, 2013 9:54:41 GMT -5
Mostly English, part welsh from my dad's side so 100% British My son however is half British, half Jamaican and 100% beautiful  |
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Post by rollingdutchman on Oct 28, 2013 10:13:35 GMT -5
Dutch and before 1850 German
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Post by ~Z28gal~ on Oct 28, 2013 10:41:33 GMT -5
I always think this is a funny question, maybe because I'm a typical American mutt. I had a second generation American ask where I was from - when I responded "Florida", he looked at me like I had two heads and said "No, I mean what COUNTRY are you from!". Uhhh... Anyhow, my ancestors were German, English and French Canadian (pirates!), with some Dutch and Native American thrown in. According to Europeans, I look mostly French though.
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Post by kivic on Oct 28, 2013 10:51:02 GMT -5
English, Scottish, Maori I LOVE reading/learning family history, love it! |
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Post by MarineAmp on Oct 28, 2013 11:07:53 GMT -5
A great.....grandfather (on my mom's side)was a Hessian soldier and was captured by George Washington in the battle of Trenton. Once the revolutionary war was over he was allowed to stay and that side of the family has been here ever since. On the other side my grandfather came to the states when he was a young kid from what was then Yugoslavia, now Croatia. So German and Croatian here.
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Post by Kiran on Oct 28, 2013 11:31:19 GMT -5
Excelent thread. mr. gentle 33!
I have some drops of Jewish blood run through my veins! My Great great, great, great grandmother from my mother's side, came from Azores to Brazil, during the Persecution of Jews that happened in the Iberic Union under the infulence of the Spanish Iquisition.
Then, our family became catholic and my Greatgrandma, had married in a Catholic Church.
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Post by jacksongirl on Oct 28, 2013 11:40:16 GMT -5
English, Scottish, Maori I LOVE reading/learning family history, love it! Me too, kivic!! I'm a total history geek and I love that show "Who Do You Think You Are". |
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Post by tom60313 on Oct 28, 2013 11:42:19 GMT -5
I'm half Swiss half German
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Post by tom60313 on Oct 28, 2013 11:43:38 GMT -5
I'm half Swiss half German
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Post by Kid A on Oct 28, 2013 12:14:08 GMT -5
My father was born in Terceira and my mother's parents were born in São Jorge, both Azorean islands, so as far as I know, my background is 100% Portuguese. My lineage has been traced back pretty far and I believe that there may be some Belgian in there somewhere, but don't quote me on that. My father moved to California with my grandparents in 1966, where he met my mother 10 years later, when they were in high school.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 12:28:17 GMT -5
I'm a European mutt from what little I can gather. My mother and her side just isn't good at genealogy, and my late biological father's family is "American, and that's all that matters!", so they are of no help.
My father's last name was Anderson and my mother is Moser. The former is Swedish and the latter is Germanic Swiss if I understand correctly. Had some Spanish and Polish (and even Cherokee, I guess) ancestors at some point.
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