tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post1599510742746962005..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Who Was Your First Canadian or American Born Ancestor?Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-92232828651905163462021-04-26T20:29:26.821-04:002021-04-26T20:29:26.821-04:00Hi Carolyne.
I don’t have a template. Can you fo...Hi Carolyne. <br /><br />I don’t have a template. Can you follow the instructions I wrote out for Jane, above? I’ll try to find some time to work one up but no guarantees <br /><br />LorineOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35757124625867349052021-04-26T18:07:21.158-04:002021-04-26T18:07:21.158-04:00Is there a template for your spread sheet? Is there a template for your spread sheet? Carolynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145552457934292308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45691617649322809812021-04-10T19:06:33.338-04:002021-04-10T19:06:33.338-04:00Hi Jane - thanks for your kind comments! The way I...Hi Jane - thanks for your kind comments! The way I did my spreadsheet was actually pretty simple - I didn't want to repeat surnames, so basically I omitted the paternal surname on the next generation back. <br /><br />For example, my great-grandfather was a Vollick. So Vollick goes in the GGparents section. The next generation for GGGparents would be his father (Vollick) and mother (Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35024573371079184242021-03-28T23:15:48.693-04:002021-03-28T23:15:48.693-04:00I have been busy identifying my Immigrant ancestor...I have been busy identifying my Immigrant ancestors and should easily be able to identify the first generation American or Canadian. I am intrigued by your spreadsheet on this blog. The ideal of having the names on an easy accessible single sheet would be helpful but, I don't see any of your surnames listed on subsequent generations. i.e. if your father was a Smith, then your GG would be a Grandma Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651814181370579412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-88771452998896111832021-03-28T18:06:21.494-04:002021-03-28T18:06:21.494-04:00Hélène Desportes, born Quebec about 1620.Hélène Desportes, born Quebec about 1620.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160486472150701022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-57746967539937424372021-03-28T17:30:40.841-04:002021-03-28T17:30:40.841-04:00My first Canadian relation was Ann Nevers b.6 jan...My first Canadian relation was Ann Nevers b.6 jan 1770michaelkearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318647471337265135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-489518612485769272021-03-28T17:29:48.833-04:002021-03-28T17:29:48.833-04:00MY first Canadian born relation was Ann Nevers b.6...MY first Canadian born relation was Ann Nevers b.6 jan Mauderville, NBmichaelkearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318647471337265135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-73030110917434701092021-03-28T14:46:23.867-04:002021-03-28T14:46:23.867-04:00I have no Canadian ancestors, although I have Cana...I have no Canadian ancestors, although I have Canadian relatives from Loyalists who left from New England before, during, and after the American Revolution. <br /><br />My earliest born American ancestor appears to be Archer Farley, son of Thomas Farley, Gentleman, and wife Jane (possibly Moleneaux or Sefton?), born in 1626 or 27, in Archer's Hope, Jamestown, Virginia. A daughter, Ann, was Steven C Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03578164804219522899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-89299132391376269092021-03-28T10:44:17.231-04:002021-03-28T10:44:17.231-04:00Both my parents were first generation Canadian. Both my parents were first generation Canadian. JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294903007415328879noreply@blogger.com