04-25-2024, 01:27 PM
Mine
Paternal
Early Connecticut & New York Settlers
Famine and economic hardship in much of England and Germany caused many to flee to the United States. They were drawn to small villages on the East Coast, finding work in fishing, agriculture, and shipbuilding. Eventually, many moved to urban centers like New York City and Albany. The Erie Canal and later the railroad opened up even more opportunities. Immigrants settled in Michigan, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Everywhere they went, the immigrants left their mark because of their work ethic and innovative spirit.
Central Southern England
For centuries, residents of central southern England lived in a landscape dotted with market towns and farming villages, part of a traditional Royalist and Church of England stronghold. The effects of the Industrial Revolution and agricultural revolution came on gradually, but over time they pushed thousands of people out of the countryside and into London or faraway Australia or America. During both world wars, southern England suffered direct attacks, but the region showed resilience in determinedly remaking itself.
Maternal
Northern Mid-Atlantic Settlers
Years of war, unemployment, crop failures, and oppression motivated thousands of German, Swiss, and English immigrants to make the journey across the Atlantic to America. After the Revolutionary War, families moved West en masse, while the U.S. used both treaties and the military to relocate Native Americans and open their lands for settlement. Some settlers didn’t go far, turning upstate New York towns like Auburn, Albany, and Rochester into thriving cities. Others helped make New York City into a legendary center of culture and commerce.
Southwestern Quebec French Settlers
Early French migrants to New France (modern-day Quebec) came for the fur trade. They soon settled on the banks of the St. Lawrence River and created an agricultural, family-centered, religious folklife in rural Canada. Many pushed west to start farms or work in lumber camps, while others formed “Little Canadas” and found work in industrial cities. Both groups, but especially the Franco-Ontarians, experienced discrimination from the English-speaking majority, but they were slow to let go a past and culture that provided a sense of pride and identity.
Paternal
Early Connecticut & New York Settlers
Famine and economic hardship in much of England and Germany caused many to flee to the United States. They were drawn to small villages on the East Coast, finding work in fishing, agriculture, and shipbuilding. Eventually, many moved to urban centers like New York City and Albany. The Erie Canal and later the railroad opened up even more opportunities. Immigrants settled in Michigan, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Everywhere they went, the immigrants left their mark because of their work ethic and innovative spirit.
Central Southern England
For centuries, residents of central southern England lived in a landscape dotted with market towns and farming villages, part of a traditional Royalist and Church of England stronghold. The effects of the Industrial Revolution and agricultural revolution came on gradually, but over time they pushed thousands of people out of the countryside and into London or faraway Australia or America. During both world wars, southern England suffered direct attacks, but the region showed resilience in determinedly remaking itself.
Maternal
Northern Mid-Atlantic Settlers
Years of war, unemployment, crop failures, and oppression motivated thousands of German, Swiss, and English immigrants to make the journey across the Atlantic to America. After the Revolutionary War, families moved West en masse, while the U.S. used both treaties and the military to relocate Native Americans and open their lands for settlement. Some settlers didn’t go far, turning upstate New York towns like Auburn, Albany, and Rochester into thriving cities. Others helped make New York City into a legendary center of culture and commerce.
Southwestern Quebec French Settlers
Early French migrants to New France (modern-day Quebec) came for the fur trade. They soon settled on the banks of the St. Lawrence River and created an agricultural, family-centered, religious folklife in rural Canada. Many pushed west to start farms or work in lumber camps, while others formed “Little Canadas” and found work in industrial cities. Both groups, but especially the Franco-Ontarians, experienced discrimination from the English-speaking majority, but they were slow to let go a past and culture that provided a sense of pride and identity.
