tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post6069412081102924107..comments2023-10-23T07:01:09.337-05:00Comments on RootDig.com: In Defense of No Revolutionary War AncestorsBubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-56888887459483712082013-07-05T23:27:24.819-05:002013-07-05T23:27:24.819-05:00I love your statement that genealogy is more than ...I love your statement that genealogy is more than connections to people we want to be connected to. The family stories my grandmother handed down to me included ties to the Marquis de Lafayette and Napoleon. Neither story true -- and I love seeking out my ancestors nonetheless. Lesliehttp://climbinggreenwood.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-60358880980934083912013-07-03T11:30:31.409-05:002013-07-03T11:30:31.409-05:00I have some similar situations in my family. Some ...I have some similar situations in my family. Some arrived in the 1800s,or in the early 1900s, as was the case with my Italian grandparents. My English ancestors came in the 1600s but soon became Quakers so most didn't fight. I do have a direct ancestor who was disowned by the Church for giving money and being "active in military affairs." But none of my *direct* ancestors actually served.dancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551646179268613305noreply@blogger.com