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i thought it would be interesting to find out where you guys come from and a lil family history...just post up you ethnic background and where ur family is originally from, etc..
my whole family is Ecuadorian. i know both my parents were born there and their parents and so on for a while. My bro was born there but my sister and i were born in the state(sister was born in cali and i was born in maryland). most of my relatives live in Ecuador but there are few that live in the states...
my whole family is Ecuadorian. i know both my parents were born there and their parents and so on for a while. My bro was born there but my sister and i were born in the state(sister was born in cali and i was born in maryland). most of my relatives live in Ecuador but there are few that live in the states...
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my bloodline breakdown is about this: 50% native american, 12.5% french canadian, 12.5% english, 12.5% black (dont know exactly what country) and 12.5% other european countries
my grandpa on my moms side is pure blood indian, grandma is 75% french canadian and 25% native american, grandma on dads side is 50% english, 25% black, and 25% other. my grandpa is a whole jumble of all of them except black. somehow it comes out to numbers around there...theyre approximate.
my grandpa on my moms side is pure blood indian, grandma is 75% french canadian and 25% native american, grandma on dads side is 50% english, 25% black, and 25% other. my grandpa is a whole jumble of all of them except black. somehow it comes out to numbers around there...theyre approximate.
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i classify myself as a pureblood, 100%, american mutt.. but most of my distant relatives hail from england and sweden, but i am 3rd generation born in ca. which is rare for a non-hispanic. and my daughter is 4th gen californian.. (for those keeping a tally, my grandfather was born here 95 years ago)
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as far as i know, my relatives came here from England, and Scotland..i think there may be some french in me but i don't know how much, and my dad is pretty sure there is some German in us, cause for soem reason my family gets along with Germans very very well lol
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im german, 2nd generation. while i have no backup to link myself to him, during the american revolutionary war, the leader of a small army of german mercenaries had the same last name as me...which i think is in interesting piece of information.
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My great grandfather on my moms side came from Germany and settled in Provo, Utah. In the early 1800's my fathers side of the family settled in Gate City, VA. My fathers side of the family owned around 1000 acres and was the richest family in Gate City till the 20's and 30's when the great depression happened. Then WWI and WWII all but dismantled his side of the family. We lost a good 90% of the males in those 2 wars. The government took our land for local developement of Gate City so now it is just me. I am the last surviving male to carry on my last name.
My great grandfather on my moms side came from Germany and settled in Provo, Utah. In the early 1800's my fathers side of the family settled in Gate City, VA. My fathers side of the family owned around 1000 acres and was the richest family in Gate City till the 20's and 30's when the great depression happened. Then WWI and WWII all but dismantled his side of the family. We lost a good 90% of the males in those 2 wars. The government took our land for local developement of Gate City so now it is just me. I am the last surviving male to carry on my last name.