How recently did your family arrive?

Spexxvet · 04-26-2010, 02:27 PM

Most recently: My father's grandfather immigrated from England.

Least recently: My mother's sister was in the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Sheldonrs · 04-26-2010, 02:57 PM

My mother's Father came here in the early 1920s from Austria
and her Mother came here around the same time from Russia.

My father's parents came from Germany and were complete idiots who passed that onto their sons and the less said about them, the better, other than the nicest thing anyone in his family ever did was die.

Cloud · 04-26-2010, 03:07 PM

Since you're interested, all my ancestors came from the British Isles before the Revolution, as far as I'm aware.

I managed to mix the blood up a bit in the next generation though.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-26-2010, 03:10 PM

1628 & 1913

skysidhe · 04-26-2010, 03:13 PM

Paternal - English great grandfather and German great grandmother.
Maternal - Irish great grandfather and American Indian great grandmother

I don't know when my ancestors arrived. It would be interesting to find out.

LJ · 04-26-2010, 03:18 PM

My lineage is too varied to answer accurately, but I DO know that S.Janney was on the boat of and employed by William Penn. (Dad's side)

glatt · 04-26-2010, 03:19 PM

I had 4 ancestors on the Mayflower in 1620.

Also, my brother just married a Canadian like 5 years ago. So some members of my family just got here.

classicman · 04-26-2010, 03:29 PM

Both sets of grandparents came over at the same time.

Pie · 04-26-2010, 04:07 PM

1978. All of us.

Though we have been accused of being 'wetbacks', I arrived on a 747.

Spexxvet · 04-26-2010, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

1978. All of us.

Though we have been accused of being 'wetbacks', I arrived on a 747.

Aren't you South Asian?

monster · 04-26-2010, 04:28 PM

I presume you mean in America: January 2001.

The rest of my family are still in the UK, no idea when our ancesters arrived there or where they came from

lumberjim · 04-26-2010, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

1978. All of us.

Though we have been accused of being 'wetbacks', I arrived on a 747.

Waiter, I will have the Enchilada platter and 2 tacos..... and a Chinchilla!

Shawnee123 · 04-26-2010, 05:03 PM

My great-great-grandparents were full-blooded Shawnee.

My dad's side came from Switzerland. Late 1800s.

And whatever else is mixed in there.

glatt · 04-26-2010, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

My great-great-grandparents were full-blooded Shawnee.

You win.

Shawnee123 · 04-26-2010, 05:06 PM

Get offa mah land!

Crud, we lost that a long time ago!

04-26-2010, 02:27 PM	#1
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	How recently did your family arrive? Most recently: My father's grandfather immigrated from England. Least recently: My mother's sister was in the Daughters of the American Revolution. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

04-26-2010, 02:57 PM	#2
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	My mother's Father came here in the early 1920s from Austria and her Mother came here around the same time from Russia. My father's parents came from Germany and were complete idiots who passed that onto their sons and the less said about them, the better, other than the nicest thing anyone in his family ever did was die. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

04-26-2010, 03:07 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Since you're interested, all my ancestors came from the British Isles before the Revolution, as far as I'm aware. I managed to mix the blood up a bit in the next generation though. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-26-2010, 03:10 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	1628 & 1913 __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-26-2010, 03:18 PM	#6
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	My lineage is too varied to answer accurately, but I DO know that S.Janney was on the boat of and employed by William Penn. (Dad's side) __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

04-26-2010, 03:13 PM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Paternal - English great grandfather and German great grandmother. Maternal - Irish great grandfather and American Indian great grandmother I don't know when my ancestors arrived. It would be interesting to find out.

04-26-2010, 03:19 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I had 4 ancestors on the Mayflower in 1620. Also, my brother just married a Canadian like 5 years ago. So some members of my family just got here.

04-26-2010, 03:29 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Both sets of grandparents came over at the same time. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

04-26-2010, 04:07 PM	#9
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	1978. All of us. Though we have been accused of being 'wetbacks', I arrived on a 747. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-26-2010, 04:28 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I presume you mean in America: January 2001. The rest of my family are still in the UK, no idea when our ancesters arrived there or where they came from __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-26-2010, 05:03 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My great-great-grandparents were full-blooded Shawnee. My dad's side came from Switzerland. Late 1800s. And whatever else is mixed in there. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-26-2010, 05:06 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Get offa mah land! Crud, we lost that a long time ago! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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