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Hekate

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48. Thanks for that bit of history. The poster may not have understood the question, or simply not know

Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:35 PM

Nov 2014

Every nation throughout recorded history has had an interest in the comings and goings of people across its borders, and a definition of who was and who was not a citizen. The Roman Empire certainly did.

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If you are a descendant of an undocumented immigrants, post here. [View all] hedgehog Nov 2014 OP

My maternal 3rd g. grandfather dgibby Nov 2014 #1

One ancestor came to New Asterdam roody Nov 2014 #2

One of mine too, who gave our family our surname. n/t Cleita Nov 2014 #36

Most of us probably are. Orsino Nov 2014 #3

All ancestors on my mother's and father's side were from Ireland. RebelOne Nov 2014 #12

My greatgrandfather who came from Wales in 1872 was naturalized csziggy Nov 2014 #33

Immigrants were heavily screened long before then One_Life_To_Give Nov 2014 #34

Thanks for that bit of history. The poster may not have understood the question, or simply not know Hekate Nov 2014 #48

Descendant of "iliterate" belgians, escaping war and poverty bhikkhu Nov 2014 #4

Some crossed the land bridge on the Bering Sea several thousand years ago. gordianot Nov 2014 #5

I had forgotten that - some of my husband's ancestors hedgehog Nov 2014 #70

My grandmother never knew who she was. bravenak Nov 2014 #6

Bravenak... freshwest Nov 2014 #24

I have realized that we are not normal. bravenak Nov 2014 #27

You really should. It sounds like an interesting family history with Cleita Nov 2014 #37

I keep getting stories from my family. bravenak Nov 2014 #40

Fascinating story gordianot Nov 2014 #71

Some of my ancestors came across a land bridge 10,000 or so years ago. Some of them CBGLuthier Nov 2014 #7

I wish I knew. yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #8

My Grandfather jehop61 Nov 2014 #9

What kind of documentation did they have prior to the Revolutionary War to Civil War periods? liberal N proud Nov 2014 #10

I wonder the same thing dumbcat Nov 2014 #15

First of my paternal name was brought over as an indentured servant. He was certainly documented.n/t ieoeja Nov 2014 #32

In the early colonies freemen, indentured servants and apprenticed were documented csziggy Nov 2014 #41

Plenty. My late mother was a genealogist who traced several ines of her family and my father's.... Hekate Nov 2014 #52

Probably, but don't even know DFW Nov 2014 #11

I have 2 ancestors that TBF Nov 2014 #13

I would gladly go to Ireland or Scotland. Brigid Nov 2014 #17

Me too. I have been to the British Isles twice, RebelOne Nov 2014 #57

My mother came here in 1919 with her mother and 3 siblings. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #14

Illegal exit from Ireland HubertHeaver Nov 2014 #16

Did they even have documents back in the eighteenth century? Brigid Nov 2014 #18

Any genealogist can answer that. I can't believe you're serious. Hekate Nov 2014 #54

I am not a genealogist. I asked a simple question. Brigid Nov 2014 #63

Didn't mean to be snippy. I should've just let you gather that info from the other posts. Hekate Nov 2014 #64

Oh yeah, all sides Drahthaardogs Nov 2014 #19

Past immigrants (particularly mine) - GOOD; current and future immigrants - BAD. pampango Nov 2014 #20

My maternal grandfather Runningdawg Nov 2014 #21

My grandmothers mother on my dads side Drale Nov 2014 #22

My great grandmother was. Xithras Nov 2014 #23

My grandmother snuck over the border from Canada. LiberalLoner Nov 2014 #25

My great great grandfather supposedly stowed away treestar Nov 2014 #26

I have no idea who my ancestors were. linuxman Nov 2014 #28

Not sure, but... stone space Nov 2014 #29

My Maternal Great-Grandparents fled from the Ukraine RockaFowler Nov 2014 #30

Many of my descendant came before Ellis Island. They applied for citizenship when they wanted it jwirr Nov 2014 #31

When the US became a country of its own, determining who was a citizen became important Hekate Nov 2014 #38

I suspect that organization may have trouble with Native Americans. I did see loyalty oaths from jwirr Nov 2014 #43

Use of the citation wasn't an endorsement of their pov.... Hekate Nov 2014 #65

Yes. jwirr Nov 2014 #66

Two Irish sisters off a "coffin ship" that landed in Canada lied their way across the border to US Hekate Nov 2014 #35

My 11th great grandfather, and his children, had no permission to come here. HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #39

my great grandfather was a french soldier in mexico virtualobserver Nov 2014 #42

My wife and I were talking about this yesterday,,, benld74 Nov 2014 #44

Most of my ancestors ohheckyeah Nov 2014 #45

so why are you posting in this thread? cali Nov 2014 #47

Why not? Happy TG. Hekate Nov 2014 #55

Did me posting disturb you or you just ohheckyeah Nov 2014 #69

My ancestor crossed from French Quebec in the 1700's Vogon_Glory Nov 2014 #46

We didn't cross the border. The border crossed us. (n/t) Iggo Nov 2014 #49

My great, great grandparents mercuryblues Nov 2014 #50

My grandparents, both came through Ellis Island in 1911, B Calm Nov 2014 #51

Nope. But I am a first generation American. Quantess Nov 2014 #53

I don't know. LWolf Nov 2014 #56

A collection of them from loyalsister Nov 2014 #58

All four grandparents sneaked in... France and Ireland.. thru Canada. nt Bigmack Nov 2014 #59

Aren't we all descended from undocumented immigrants? kdmorris Nov 2014 #60

My undocumented Great Grandfather voted illegally for years wellstone dem Nov 2014 #61

Three of my four grandparents arrived at Ellis Island. longship Nov 2014 #62

Family came over to Mass Bay Colonies around 1630 or so. xmas74 Nov 2014 #67

One of my ancestors came over on the Mayflower, so they were certainly undocumented. greatlaurel Nov 2014 #68