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Originally Posted by OrangeP47
A bit off topic, but seeing this last post reminded me: I recently have started doing some geneology research. This time three weeks ago I thought I didn't have any ancestors in the United State pre-civil war, but now, in my research, my earliest American ancestor is actually on my paternal grandmother's side... came to America in 1650 and settled in Swansea, which I see has a team. I'm quite intrigued with the town, as one of those weird places on a border, seeing as it touches Rhode Island.
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I missed that before. I definitely have ancestors who were in Eastern Canada who ended up in Louisiana thanks to the Grand Derangement:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians. I would not be surprised if I have some relatives wandering around Bar Harbor and the Eastern Seaboard.