Your American Story

Morrigoon · 07-04-2008, 05:07 PM

My mother is a green-card toting Canadian. She came to California when she was 25 with her first husband and my 2 or 3 oldest siblings (I'm not sure if Drew was born in the US or Canada, but since he died about 6 years before I was born it's neither here nor there). So two of my brothers are Canadians. The youngest (7 years my senior) is American born to Canadian parents. Then after the divorce she met my dad and had me (out of wedlock). So I'm born in the US to a Canadian and an American, but because my parents didn't marry till I was like 4, I have the right to claim my dual citizenship. Hmm... I never really thought of myself as 1st-gen, but on the maternal side I am

I don't know about her family's emigration to North America though because my mom was adopted. Her mom must have been English though, because her last name was Walters.

On my dad's side... the old story about someone coming over on the Mayflower. I know he had one French grandmother, but the rest is (to the best of our knowledge) pretty solidly English stock (puh-leeze... can I get any more WASPy?)

wendybeth · 07-04-2008, 06:17 PM

My Great grandfather Michael (x many gens back) and his brother came over in 1755. They settled in Kentucky and my uncle Nathaniel became best buds with Daniel Boone- there is even a place called Nat's Creek named after him. It was a family tradition on his side to name sons after Daniel, which they still do to this day. My grandpa fought in the Revolution, and was at Valley Forge during that terrible winter. (Eric's grandpa was there as well).

On the French-Canuckien side, we are second generation Americans. My grandfather and a few of his siblings came down from Quebec and settled in Michigan, Minnesota and New York around the turn of the last century. Their family name is one of the oldest in Quebec, and they are supposed to be descended from one of the founders of Quebec.

07-04-2008, 05:07 PM	#1
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	My mother is a green-card toting Canadian. She came to California when she was 25 with her first husband and my 2 or 3 oldest siblings (I'm not sure if Drew was born in the US or Canada, but since he died about 6 years before I was born it's neither here nor there). So two of my brothers are Canadians. The youngest (7 years my senior) is American born to Canadian parents. Then after the divorce she met my dad and had me (out of wedlock). So I'm born in the US to a Canadian and an American, but because my parents didn't marry till I was like 4, I have the right to claim my dual citizenship. Hmm... I never really thought of myself as 1st-gen, but on the maternal side I am I don't know about her family's emigration to North America though because my mom was adopted. Her mom must have been English though, because her last name was Walters. On my dad's side... the old story about someone coming over on the Mayflower. I know he had one French grandmother, but the rest is (to the best of our knowledge) pretty solidly English stock (puh-leeze... can I get any more WASPy?) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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07-04-2008, 06:17 PM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	My Great grandfather Michael (x many gens back) and his brother came over in 1755. They settled in Kentucky and my uncle Nathaniel became best buds with Daniel Boone- there is even a place called Nat's Creek named after him. It was a family tradition on his side to name sons after Daniel, which they still do to this day. My grandpa fought in the Revolution, and was at Valley Forge during that terrible winter. (Eric's grandpa was there as well). On the French-Canuckien side, we are second generation Americans. My grandfather and a few of his siblings came down from Quebec and settled in Michigan, Minnesota and New York around the turn of the last century. Their family name is one of the oldest in Quebec, and they are supposed to be descended from one of the founders of Quebec. __________________
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