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Friday, October 03, 2008
Where were you born? What country are your ancestors from? Ancestors means relatives like your great grandparents.
The 7th grade history class and several reading classes are studying immigration. Where were you born? What country did your ancestors (or relatives like your great grandparents) come from?
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I was born in Crookston, Minnesota.
My great grandparents on my mother's side immigrated to the U.S. from Norway. They came on a ship like in the picture. My dad's relatives immigrated from Norway and Germany.
I am from California. My ancestors are from Mexico.
My Ancestors are from Mexico.I was born in New Jersey.
I was born in New Jersey.My ancestors are from Mexico.
I was born in St.paul minnesota.
My ancestors are from china.
I was born in Durham, North Carolina.
I'm not sure where my great grandparents are from? My family has lived in N.C. since the mid-1800's. My last name is Mitchell and I believe that it Scottish.
I was born in Concord, NC. My last name is Sechler which I believe is German. My parents have told me that we are Scottish too.
I was born in Charlotte, NC. I know my ancestors on my dad's side are Italian, and I think my mom's side is French.
This Is Anna. I was born in Boone, North Carolina. My ancestors are from England and I am related to Benjamin Franklin.
I was born in St.Paul. my ancestors came from thailand.
I was born in Nigeria and my ancestors are from Nigeria.
I was in minnesota but my ancestors came from Africa.
I was born in Minnesota but my aunt sister is from Africa.
I was born in St.Paul, Minnesota.
My ancestors are from Poland, Germany and France.
I was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. My ancestors are from France, I think. I am not quite sure though, because even my great grandparents lived in North Carolina.
I was born in Charlotte, NC. My last name is smith..so I am assuming this is English. I am not really sure where my ancestors are since my grandmother was adopted and my great grandfather was indian.
I was born in Washington, North Carolina. My ancestors are from Britain. My close family is mainly from the country areas of North Carolina. My last name is Fortescue which is British.
My name is Chantel Fortescue. Fortescue is the 88825th most common family name in the United States. Fortescue occurs 194 times in the most recent US Census (2000. 0.07 out of every 100,000 people in the United States have the family name Fortescue.
I was born Minnesota.My ancestors are from Mexico.
I was born in Minnesota.And my Ancestors were born in Thailand.
I was born in Dover, Delaware. My ancestors are from southern Germany. My grandparents spoke Pennsylvania Dutch and English, which is sort of Americanized German. The word German in German is "Deutsch," pronounced "Doytch." Looks kind of like "Dutch" to English speakers. They didn't teach my father or his sister Pennsylvania Dutch because they thought they would get better jobs and do better in school if they just knew English.
I was born in st.paul. My ancestors are from the u.s.
I was born in Minneapolis. My ancestors are from Africa.
I was born in St.Paul and my ancestors are from Africa.
I was born in minnasota. Some of my Ancestors are not immigrants because they are Indians.
I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most of my ancestors are from Ireland and England. My father's grandmother was from Hungary, and my mother used to fix dishes from the cookbook she left us.
I was born in Thailand. My three brothers are from Vietnam.
I was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
My ancestors are from Italy, and Germany.
I was born in Mocksville, North Carolina. And my great grandparents were from North Carolina as far as I know. I have been told that I have Irish, Indian, and Dutch in me. So I would say that my ancestors were from Ireland and Denmark.
I was actually born in Minneapolis Minnesota and my ancestors are from Italy!
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