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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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As some of you may know I love genealogy (family tree)
Today I have managed to get not only find out that one of my relatives was in the American civil war he was a major and was around the battle of Gettysburg
Also I have found I have a distant cousin with a huge irish family in American that I knew nothing about
It is often that I am really proud but on Memorial Day / American Veterans Day I am really proud !!!!!
I was wondering does anyone else to genaology or is just me  |
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"As some of you may know I love genealogy (family tree)
Today I have managed to get not only find out that one of my relatives was in the American civil war he was a major and was around the battle of Gettysburg
Also I have found I have a distant cousin with a huge irish family in American that I knew nothing about
It is often that I am really proud but on Memorial Day / American Veterans Day I am really proud !!!!!
I was wondering does anyone else to genaology or is just me "
My family tree would be more a poison ivy growing up the wall lol x |
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over a year ago
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Been researching since I was 8 year old.
A cousin has been very active - found out one of our lines is linked back to Richard III - and another to Ethelred the Unready lol |
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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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It's funny as you go for months not getting any info then all of a sudden it all flows and you go wow !!!
Since finding out about my relative who was at Gettysburg I have to do some reading around
I know a bit about it already but not as much as I would like to. Aparantly a book has been written by my relative |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As some of you may know I love genealogy (family tree)
Today I have managed to get not only find out that one of my relatives was in the American civil war he was a major and was around the battle of Gettysburg
Also I have found I have a distant cousin with a huge irish family in American that I knew nothing about
It is often that I am really proud but on Memorial Day / American Veterans Day I am really proud !!!!!
I was wondering does anyone else to genaology or is just me "
I love it - I have a photo of my Great Great Grandparents with their 5 sons who all went off to fight in the war and they all returned home safe. |
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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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"As some of you may know I love genealogy (family tree)
Today I have managed to get not only find out that one of my relatives was in the American civil war he was a major and was around the battle of Gettysburg
Also I have found I have a distant cousin with a huge irish family in American that I knew nothing about
It is often that I am really proud but on Memorial Day / American Veterans Day I am really proud !!!!!
I was wondering does anyone else to genaology or is just me
I love it - I have a photo of my Great Great Grandparents with their 5 sons who all went off to fight in the war and they all returned home safe."
Wow that al 5 returned home. I like reading old was records as they are interesting |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"As some of you may know I love genealogy (family tree)
Today I have managed to get not only find out that one of my relatives was in the American civil war he was a major and was around the battle of Gettysburg
Also I have found I have a distant cousin with a huge irish family in American that I knew nothing about
It is often that I am really proud but on Memorial Day / American Veterans Day I am really proud !!!!!
I was wondering does anyone else to genaology or is just me
I love it - I have a photo of my Great Great Grandparents with their 5 sons who all went off to fight in the war and they all returned home safe.
Wow that al 5 returned home. I like reading old was records as they are interesting "
Yes it blows my mind when I think about it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony |
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"I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony "
Coincidence! Have you tried visitation records? |
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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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"I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony "
We got back to one of the early family's in New England
Though on my American German side it's only to mid 1800s
I know on my Dads side they come from Irish travelers |
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"I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony
Coincidence! Have you tried visitation records? "
No, I was planning on going to the cemetery & having a mooch around & the see if that leads anywhere |
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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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"I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony
Coincidence! Have you tried visitation records?
No, I was planning on going to the cemetery & having a mooch around & the see if that leads anywhere "
I hope it goes well  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony
We got back to one of the early family's in New England
Though on my American German side it's only to mid 1800s
I know on my Dads side they come from Irish travelers "
I'm lead to believe I have Irish heritage too |
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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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"I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony
We got back to one of the early family's in New England
Though on my American German side it's only to mid 1800s
I know on my Dads side they come from Irish travelers
I'm lead to believe I have Irish heritage too "
I have to actually get round to DNA test find out where I am from |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't believe in searching family trees such as that Ancestry website.
Because:
A) If life wants you to know something it will show itself.
Aa) If it doesn't want you to know something it won't.
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"It's funny as you go for months not getting any info then all of a sudden it all flows and you go wow !!!
Since finding out about my relative who was at Gettysburg I have to do some reading around
I know a bit about it already but not as much as I would like to. Aparantly a book has been written by my relative "
Have you been to Gettysburg? Incredibly moving place. |
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"I have got my family tree traces back to the 1300s - need to visit Lancaster as that's where I have come to a halt. The last guy was a vicar ....that's irony
We got back to one of the early family's in New England
Though on my American German side it's only to mid 1800s
I know on my Dads side they come from Irish travelers
I'm lead to believe I have Irish heritage too
I have to actually get round to DNA test find out where I am from "
Well done. That is brilliant tracing you history. The DNA results should be fascinating. |
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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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"It's funny as you go for months not getting any info then all of a sudden it all flows and you go wow !!!
Since finding out about my relative who was at Gettysburg I have to do some reading around
I know a bit about it already but not as much as I would like to. Aparantly a book has been written by my relative
Have you been to Gettysburg? Incredibly moving place."
Been phili twice and never went!!! Been to my grandfathers old house in nj when they got it 90 years ago |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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OP, that's great for you.
It's not really possible for all of us. As my ancestry includes indentured servitude/slavery of a dubious nature the records don't take you back very far. Add to that the name changes that happened as a matter of course or incompetence (even just one generation back) then it becomes really difficult.
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By *ikeC81 OP Man
over a year ago
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"OP, that's great for you.
It's not really possible for all of us. As my ancestry includes indentured servitude/slavery of a dubious nature the records don't take you back very far. Add to that the name changes that happened as a matter of course or incompetence (even just one generation back) then it becomes really difficult.
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Lickey that is always the one thing I am worried about is finding a member of family that either owned a slave, or was a slave
Luckily my family were all north of the mason dickson line so the chances are minimal - however it could be possible. Though the uncle in the civil war Had a servant that was afro-American which still doesn't sit to well with me
If you are North American ancestry and you are white and from the southern states there is high probability you will have a family member that was involved, the same if you are of Afro American heritage
I suppose it is the same if your are of Jewish heritage and from mainland Europe. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"OP, that's great for you.
It's not really possible for all of us. As my ancestry includes indentured servitude/slavery of a dubious nature the records don't take you back very far. Add to that the name changes that happened as a matter of course or incompetence (even just one generation back) then it becomes really difficult.
Lickey that is always the one thing I am worried about is finding a member of family that either owned a slave, or was a slave
Luckily my family were all north of the mason dickson line so the chances are minimal - however it could be possible. Though the uncle in the civil war Had a servant that was afro-American which still doesn't sit to well with me
If you are North American ancestry and you are white and from the southern states there is high probability you will have a family member that was involved, the same if you are of Afro American heritage
I suppose it is the same if your are of Jewish heritage and from mainland Europe."
Don't worry about it - there absolutely nothing you can do to change the past. What all of us can do is to learn from the past, acknowledge how it influences our present and do our best to evolve from abhorrent practices.
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