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ICC
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# Posted: 27 May 2021 21:07
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My sisters and some cousins did some research years ago and pretty much nailed down much of the family tree. I am not an enthusiastic researcher myself but I do find the results of their work interesting. We all knew our roots had been established here in the southwest when the Spaniards arrived. Details were sketchy and skipped about. The women filled in a bunch of empty spaces going way way back. First ranching, then logging was added and after the big old trees were gone then back to just ranching again. It is sort of sad to know we had a hand in cutting the 150 foot tall 4-foot diameter ponderosas that covered the mountains. But that was what was being done at the time. Anyone else know how far their roots go back?
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 27 May 2021 22:55 - Edited by: gcrank1
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Mother's side, pre-French and Indian War, settlement up the Mohawk River, New York. One distant great grandmother was American Indian (which, fwiw, I prefer over Native American).
Dad's Norwegian side settled in south central Wisconsin in 1849.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 28 May 2021 08:58 - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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1770-France.
Facebook helped. I found a cousin via FB. He had done extensive research on our family for decades. He had 100 pages of history. He also told me family stories I had never heard. All stories from France.
My family had to come to the USA for work. They were coal miners and got blackballed (the entire male family members) from the mines because a great uncle spoke up regarding miners rights.
This coal mine is now a museum. When it closed in the 1970’s the miners petitioned the government to turn it into a museum. Sometimes former miners give the tour. I need to visit before they pass away. Our family home was a hiding place during the French Revolutionary War.
I have a lot of digging to do when I get there. IDK the location of the house or when any of my great grandparents were married. Hopefully one of the two churches that are still standing might have records.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 28 May 2021 09:05
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Most of our family came through Ellis island from Scotland. Theres still a Scottish town with that sides family name.
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# Posted: 28 May 2021 13:17
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Quoting: silverwaterlady 1770-France. Facebook helped. I found a cousin via FB. He had done extensive research on our family for decades. He had 100 pages of history. He also told me family stories I had never heard. All stories from France. My family had to come to the USA for work. They were coal miners and got blackballed (the entire male family members) from the mines because a great uncle spoke up regarding miners rights. This coal mine is now a museum. When it closed in the 1970’s the miners petitioned the government to turn it into a museum. Sometimes former miners give the tour. I need to visit before they pass away. Our family home was a hiding place during the French Revolutionary War. I have a lot of digging to do when I get there. IDK the location of the house or when any of my great grandparents were married. Hopefully one of the two churches that are still standing might have records.
Very interesting swl
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paulz
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# Posted: 28 May 2021 13:53
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My sister is really into it too. We're first generation Americans, our parents immigrated after WWII and met here. Mother's side from a small village, Griselles, in France, was occupied by the Nazis when she was in her teens. Father, a coffin maker, came from over Switzerland. I've been over several times but much prefer US soil.
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spencerin
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# Posted: 28 May 2021 23:25
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A maternal aunt traced that side of my lineage all the way back to an individual who came over on the Mayflower. Yep, OG! And that side has some somewhat famous people branching off it, although that's not that surprising after taking into account that side's origins and time in the country.
The paternal side emigrated around the end of the 1800s from eastern Europe.
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