While my paternal grandfather’s family was from Canada, and much of my family is from the United States, I wanted to see what my ancestors were before any of them set foot in North America.

I looked at each of my 32 great-great-great-grandparents. Each is 3.125% of my blood. That’s based on me being 50% my parents, 25% my grandparents, 12.5% my great-grandparents, etc.

Most (nearly all) of these 32 were born in Europe. Others were either the children or grandchildren of immigrants with the exception of one: Margaret HART. While her father Arthur HART was born in Ireland, her mother Mary MOORE was born in Canada and most of her family goes back to Colonial America.

I broke each of the 32 into percentages as well, based on what they were, then put those results into each 3.125, and added it all up.

Here were my results:

• 39.418% German
• 25% Polish
• 22.2655% Irish
• 7.813% French
• 2.3435% Scottish
• 1.629% Swiss
• 0.969% unknow
• 0.195% Austrian
• 0.195% Belgian
• 0.094% English
• 0.094% Dutch

I broke the German/French down by region:

• 19.887% Bavarian
• 12.5% Prussian
• 4.297% French Moselle
• 3.906% Wuerttemberg
• 3.125% French Alsace
• 3.125% Hessen
• 0.391% French-mainland

Just an interesting little look into what I am. 🙂