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Ancestry/Genealogy

Old Crank

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11. Family reunion time

Reply to wnylib (Reply #10)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 10:12 AM

Yesterday

Should you get over here!

One of my distant family, ,circa revolutionary war, came from Baden in Germany. A couple of generations later some moved to Ontario. He was Fyle in Germany and the children became File.

It is pretty fun to see some of the migrations. Depending on how trusting you are in the really old records....
I have some Norman blood immigrating to England circa William the Conqueror.

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Most important... are you in the will? Norrrm Sunday #1

Not actually, quaint Sunday #2

"We all have a king and a horse thief somewhere back there." jfz9580m Sunday #3

A friend, 85, found that her grandmother was a madam of a brothel (maybe g-gm) Norrrm Sunday #5

LOL..cultural? jfz9580m Sunday #6

I have a feeling that I'm not in the will.. Old Crank Sunday #9

My daughter's maternal side Old Crank Sunday #4

My friend found that spelling was atrocious the further you go back. Norrrm Sunday #7

Turns out I have a German relative Old Crank Sunday #8

Hey, Old Crank, looks like you and I might be related. wnylib Yesterday #10

Family reunion time Old Crank Yesterday #11

Yeah, I've got William the Conqueror in my tree. wnylib Yesterday #12

I'm a direct descendent of General Israel Putnam. MoonchildCA Yesterday #13