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[quote=Anonymous]My father's paternal family can be traced back to 1600s Germany (they came to the United States, Pennsylvania in particular, in the 1690s as part of the first waves of German immigrants and stayed in the state until my father's generation started moving around the country). I have seen in person graves for every generation going back to the very early 1700s. It's extremely difficult to perform researches prior to the late 1600s due to the 30 Years war in Germany between Protestants and Catholics where many churches and all parish records were destroyed.

My mother's family can also be traced back to the late 17th century via the various strands. Most lines go back to pre Revolutionary America and then just fizzle out. They were mainly English with some Scottish and Scots-Irish.

We don't have any recent immigrant, ie post Civil War, ancestors that we have found. Not that it means anything. All my ancestors were farmers and small town people who lived quiet lives.

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