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In reply to the discussion: So, my maternal grandparents immigrated from the Ukraine [View all]mia
(8,356 posts)38. My mother's ancestors arrived from Germany and Ireland in the mid 1800's, via Baltimore, MD.
My father's ancestors arrived in the mid 1600's from England and France (via Holland). They settled in Maryland and New York (Huguenots).
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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