Randy Seaver (of Genea-musings) is one of my favorite bloggers. Each Saturday night, he gives a fun genealogy project. This week he gave a 70 question genealogy meme. You might want to try it too! You'll find it here: http://www.geneamusings.com/2017/11/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-expanded.html
His questions and my answers are below. I was very surprised to have 40 yesses. Thanks Randy!
1.
Can name my 16 great-great grandparents. Yes
2.
Can name my 32 great great great grandparents No-29
3.
Can name over 50 direct ancestors Yes
4.
Have photos or portraits of my 8 great grandparents Yes
5.
Have an ancestor who was married more than three times No
6.
Have an ancestor who was a bigamist Yes-later he got a divorce from wife #1
and remarried wife #2
7.
Met all four of my grandparents Yes
8.
Met one or more of my great grandparents Yes-2
9.
Bear an ancestor’s given name/s No
10.
Named a child after an ancestor Yes-all of my children, first & middle
names
11.
Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland Yes
12.
Have an ancestor from Asia No
13.
Have an ancestor from continental Europe Yes
14.
Have an ancestor from Africa No
15.
Have an ancestor who was an agricultural laborer Yes
16.
Have an ancestor who had large land holdings Yes
17.
Have an ancestor who was a holy man – minister, priest, rabbi No -Catholic priest yes but not a direct ancestor!
18.
Have an ancestor who was a midwife No
19.
Have an ancestor who was an author No
20.
Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng No
21.
Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones Yes
22.
Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X No
23.
Have an ancestor with a forename beginning with Z No
24.
Have an ancestor born on 25th December Yes
25.
Have an ancestor born on New Year’s Day No
26.
Have an ancestor who shares your day and month of birth No
27.
Have blue blood in your family lines No
28.
Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of
birth Yes
– Dad
29.
Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of
birth Yes
30.
Can trace a direct family line back to the 18th century Yes
31.
Can trace a direct family line back to the 17th century Yes
32.
Can trace a direct family line back to the 16th century No
33.
Have seen signatures of some of my great grandparents Yes
34.
Have ancestors who signed with an X (or other mark) Yes
35.
Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university No
36.
Have an ancestor convicted of a criminal offense Yes
37.
Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime Yes
38.
Have shared an ancestor’s story online or in a
magazine/periodical Yes
39.
Have published a family history online or in print Yes
40.
Have visited an ancestor’s home from the 19th or earlier centuries Yes
41.
Have a family Bible from the 19th century No
42.
Have a family Bible from the 18th century or earlier No
43.
Have an ancestor who was part of a multiple birth (twins, etc.) Yes
44.
Have a family member who closely resembles an ancestor Yes
45.
Have an ancestor who owned their own business Yes
46.
Have an ancestor who belonged to a trade guild Yes
47.
Have an ancestor who moved more than 100 miles away from his/her birth
home, EXCLUDING emigration to another country Yes
48.
Have an ancestor who gave birth to twelve or more children No-10
49.
Have an ancestor with a rare/unusual/uncommon forename Yes-Jamima
50.
Have an ancestral family who changed their surname Yes
51.
Have a passenger list or travel manifest for an ancestor Yes
52.
Have an ancestor who was adopted No
53.
Have an ancestor who adopted a child No
54.
Have a naturalization record for an ancestor Yes
55.
Have an ancestor who received a military pension Maybe
56.
Have a school record or school census for an ancestor Yes
57.
Have an ancestor with a gravestone still in existence from the 18th
century No
58.
Have an ancestor with a gravestone still in existence from the 17th
century or earlier No
59.
Have an ancestor who had only one child who survived to adulthood Yes
60.
Are descended twice from one couple No
61.
Are descended three times or more from one couple No
62.
Are descended from an American president or other political figure No
63.
Are descended from a person famous in history, other than in
politics No
64.
Have an ancestor with a rare/unusual/unique surname Yes-Knudde
65.
Have an ancestor who you have found mentioned in a pre-1870
newspaper Yes
66.
Can name the ship on which at least one ancestor emigrated Yes
67.
Have a female ancestor who worked outside the home pre-World War II Yes
68.
Know of at least one ancestor who returned to the ancestral home after
emigration Yes
69.
Know of at least one ancestor who permanently returned to the ancestral
home after emigration No
70.
Have an ancestor who was survived by 50 or more grandchildren -No
-44 is the most
