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shanti

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17. Interesting!

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:27 PM

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My paternal ggf was born in Ontario in 1877. His parents were from Dorset England. He didn't stay in Canada though, moving to North Dakota, and then west. He was U.S. naturalized in 1899. Does that count?

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