Did your ancestors migrate to the United States? (zoned, design)
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One of the last people you'd expect to have an American ancestor (who doesn't live in the USA) is Queen Eliabeth II. Her 6th great grandfather was Rev. Robert Porteus who was born in 1705 in Virginia He moved back to England with his family around 1720. He got an BA and an MA from Peterhouse, Cambridge and became a clergyman.
When Robert was age 27, a second cousin of his, George Washington was born. So Queen Elizabeth is a 2nd cousin (7 generations removed) of George Washington. She is also a 4th cousin to General Robert E. Lee.
Queen Elizabeth's ancestor who emigrated was Col. Augustine Warner Sr. who at the age of 18 under the reign of Charles I of England came to America (1628).
I tried finding genealogy stuff online in Spanish to trace my Hispanic side and see how long all branches, except 1, lived in Puerto Rico. The furthest I managed to trace was the early 1800s, when James Madison was still alive; so AFAIK, my family has been in North America longer than most Americans' families have.
Needless to say, genealogy stuff in Spanish is significantly harder to come by than English sources. Genealogy must be more of an Anglo-Saxon pastime
I didn't know Puerto Rico was ON North America.
Its in the Carribean.
Oh wait it looks like I have more American family than you.
Canadians and Americans roots are scattered across the borders, especially in the Great Lakes region. I think the majority of people I know have ties to both sides of the border, and yeah, they go back over 200 years.
Because its not really blood. Its far far away.
My relatives are now third cousins.
I think any further than 1900 is not worth talking about. I have ones who went in 1800 but I don't care.
I just remembered that on my grannies family three of her aunts and uncles moved to Pennsylvania aswell!
So I have two lots of GG Uncles out there. We don't know anything about them though. I haven't really looked into it tbh. I must look this weekend.
My relatives are now third cousins.
I think any further than 1900 is not worth talking about. I have ones who went in 1800 but I don't care.
I just remembered that on my grannies family three of her aunts and uncles moved to Pennsylvania aswell!
So I have two lots of GG Uncles out there. We don't know anything about them though. I haven't really looked into it tbh. I must look this weekend.
To each their own, but...why not? I mean, you never know what you'll dig up, or find out who you're related to. I just think it would be an interesting thing to learn.
Genealogy is popular here in Australia and I even have a relative that is seriously into it.
I don't have any close relatives that have moved to America yet have heard a few distant relatives move over there.
It's because we're a new world country, and people have diverse, often varied backgrounds. It's not like Italy where your ancestors were mostly Italian going way back.
To each their own, but...why not? I mean, you never know what you'll dig up, or find out who you're related to. I just think it would be an interesting thing to learn.
Well i'm not from America and I don't really know these people so why bother.
Plus its hard to trace to present people. I don't even know where to begin.. I mean I know one left on my parental side and we are in contact with them but i'm not really sure about my grannies family. I don't know when they left and what boat they took... So its hard
Genealogy is popular here in Australia and I even have a relative that is seriously into it.
I don't have any close relatives that have moved to America yet have heard a few distant relatives move over there.
I've traced my family to 1700.
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