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In reply to the discussion: So, my maternal grandparents immigrated from the Ukraine [View all]FSogol
(45,355 posts)31. 3 of my grandparents were born in Ireland and came here as children.
The other grandparent was born in Scotland and was orphaned on the journey here.
My wife is a naturalized US citizen. My sons have dual citizenship. (US and a SA country)
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Germany...both sides. Every non-native American family was from immigrants at one time.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#1
Mother from Canada,father Irish but family here for 3 generations when I was born.
virgogal
Jan 2013
#4
I'm ancient. My mother came in the 20s and my father's family were Irish famine immigrants.
virgogal
Jan 2013
#30
Most of my ancestors arrived in America before the Revolution; 13 generations on both sides.
Spider Jerusalem
Jan 2013
#20
My fathers side (step father, all I know) came over from England end of 1600's early 1700's.
okaawhatever
Jan 2013
#24