How long has your family been in America?

QueenofLeon

since the early 1900's. Most of my family came to New England from italy.

America_YES

My Grandparents came in the early 1900s from Italy and LEGALLY. If you want to know the boat your ancestors came on, go to

http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp?SID=2187&gclid=CO2VvcKw5Y8CFQKHPAodF0c3FA

It's fun but your ancesters had to come through Ellis Island. This does not work for illegals.

Manuel B

20 years. My family is from Mexico. My father immigrated legally and is now a recruiter instructer for the U.S. Marines. I'm descended from the Totonacs and the French.

James

My ancestors came to America from Ireland, England, & Germany in the 1880's. So my family has been in America for about 120 years.

Dirty Martini

late 1790s

geegee

My Mother's family came here in 1621 from England, there was the husband, a wife & 1 child. I have the name of the ship somewhere. My cousin went to England several years ago to continue the family tree & he found the information.
My Father's family came from Scotland because they were Catholic & they were forbidden to practice their faith, sometime during the late 1600's.

steddy voter

Depends which side. My Dad's side, 90 yrs ago, WWI era, all 4 great-grandparents, through Ellis Island. On my Mom's side, a couple were Hugenots that fought in the revolution, some came as late as 1850's.

Punkin

My parents imigrated legally to this country and became citizens.

CCC

Mine first came with Christopher Columbus but then on the other side there is native blood so forever, but then we came back in the early 1800's.

Many many moons.

thumbs down? some of us have been here longer than others. not everyone came on through ellis island.

some like my family were sent by the heads of thier nations to map out the new world. we mapped out the se and sw for the rest to follow.

i am hispanic and not all of us are from mexico or illegal : )

i notice those of us who have been here longer than others are getting the thumbs down. funny. so only recent immigrants are ok but those of us been here so long are not welcome. funny, we have been her longer.... oh you funny ppl tonight!

J&C H

My dad's side 1740
My mother;s side 1917

Dog Tricks

Biological...not really sure.
Adoptive...47 years ago.

wb_2210

my ancestors came here from Serbia and Croatia, in former Yugoslavia, in the early 1900's and my other side of the family came here from Mexico in the early 1900's also.

grumpyoldman

I really don't know, but since my dad was born in 1920, I am guessing in the 1800's.

bort

thanks for asking. people love to talk about their family history if asked.

My paternal family's root is old Virginia and North Carolina all the way back from Scotland and England pre revolutionary war. My great great grandmother was Comanche. Our branch of the family moved to Texas from Tennessee from NC and VA before TX statehood (1845).

Maternal includes president Tyler. There is Cherokee in her tree too, but uncertain of dates. Just need more research, but for many (actual) native americans there are few records and they changed their names so are hard to track birth records.

So, some of my ancestors have been here for thousands of years. I have about 1/8 or more from traces of NA on paternal and maternal trees. not much, but enough to claim my blood.

volleyballchick

Before Columbus did in 1492. . .

xyz

On my mother's side, some time around 1850's from Scotland, my father's side I don't know..

Your #1 fan

Mid 19th century on my dad's side. My mom's is 1930's.

Bushrod

we came over in 1760..the first one of us fought in the Continental army...why?

seaching4rastartt

family came here in1960. legally,I was born here.

Jamerican

My grandmother came to live in America from Jamaica in the 1960's. Then my mom came in 1972.

countryboy

That really has nothing to do with the problems that are taking place now days. The immigrates and our ancestors, up to about 70 years ago applied for citizenship, learned the English language, if they couldn't read, write, understand to found their way of life in the United States. I would say it was a wonderful beginning to make the United States strong with all the different backgrounds, that is not the case in the United States now. More and more people are becoming citizens without having to learn the English language to be able to communicate with the people in the United States. When is it no longer going to be excepted that these people coming to the United States don't need to learn the language of the land, and we have to except that?. Without any pressure they get into what I call the comfort zones, living where everyone speaks the same language, working where they don't have to learn English, yet are able to get our government and states to make changes to meet their needs. Alot of people that were our relatives fit into that category at one time, but didn't wait long to find their own ways to live in comfort without a burden on the people of their new home country..You can't even compare our ancestors to what we are faced with in the United States today. Those people gave their blood, sweat, and tears to make this country what it became back then.

Joe Iwojima

Some have crossed the border just minutes ago in south Texas.

clowns_scare_me2

American Indian and Irish.

alessandra.castagna

i`m the first in my family and i`ve moved here in 1988
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stygianwolfe

About the same time,during the turn of the century,if you follow the womens side of the tree in my family.My great grandfather came to Los angeles from Frisco after the big one,and I was the fourth Generation to live on that block in Wilmington Ca,up to a year ago,now we are no longer there,but My family helped develop the town.This was all before the pre welfare by the way if any body's gonna argue!!!
Back then there were no hand -outs like today.

my moms side Anishinabe (First People), Chippewa Great Lakes Region I'm descended from Chiefs Great Marten and Great Eagle and the most recent person to arrive in the U.S. in my family on both sides is 1820 from Ireland. My Dad's side was one of the first family's in Virginia and all came here legally.

al4l

my family and I moved here about 15 years ago when I was around 1?
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D and G Gifts Etc

Both sides in 1893.

Depends on which side.

Paternal Grandmother herself, Early 1900's.

Paternal Grandfather's family, Mid 1800's.

Maternal Grandmothers Family, Came down out of Canada area in Mid 1400's. Ho-Chunk-Gra Native Americans. (Winnebago)

Maternal Grandfather's Family, Not sure when they settled in Northern Texas- Oaklahoma Panhandle area,-- Commanche

renegade_ndn

Since the first sunrise, and we will remain until the last sunset. Long before any lost Italian adventurers paid by a Spanish Queen ever thought of traveling here.

snnoogles

1600 s

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