Origins

[jeffreyab]

Where am I from:

me: born in Burlington, ON

my dad: born in Hamilton, ON
my dad's mom: born in Kemptville, ON
my dad's mom's dad: born in Kemptville, ON
This line came to this area from the US and originally from England I think.
my dad'd mom's mom: born in Eastern ON
This line possibly has some Dutch in it.

my dad's dad: born in Lequille, NS
my dad's dad's mom: born in NS
my dad's dad's dad: born in NS
This line goes back to the 1780's in NS to a German mercenary from the American Revolution.

my mom: born in Sarnia, ON
my mom's mom: born in Sarnia, ON
my mom's mom's mom: born in Buffalo, NY?
This line came from Germany
my mom's mom's dad: born in Ulster, UK

my mom's dad: born in Bayonne, NJ
my mom's dad's mom: born in Dunfermline, Scotland?
my mom's dad's dad: born in Dunfermline, Scotland
This branch worked for Standard Oil of NJ and moved from NJ, to Sarnia, Halifax and ended up in Calgary.

So I am a mix of German, Scottish, Irish, English and maybe Dutch.