Paul’s Genealogy Project

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I have asked my Grandma where my immigrant ancestors came from, and she told me that they came from England. These are immigrants from England. Genealogy, n. study of family history; pedigree; lineage. Paul’s Genealogy Project

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I have asked my Grandma where my immigrant ancestors came from, and she told me that they came from England. These are immigrants from England.

Genealogy, n. study of family history; pedigree; lineage.

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First found in Saxony, Germany, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of it variants were: Johannes Fischer, who arrived in New York in 1708; as well as Sebastian Fischer, who came in 1710-11; they were among the first of the many bearers of the name to arrive on the North American continent in the 18th and 19th century. Johann Heinrich Fischer came to Philadelphia in 1733. *

Genealogy, n. study of family history; pedigree; lineage.

First found in Cumberland, Scotland, where they were seated from early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Avis Armstrong, who was on record in Connecticut in 1660; Edward Armstrong, who received a land patent in Maryland in 1666; Addam Armstrong, who came to Virginia in 1691. *

*Cited from: http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/sId./qx/default.htm