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Significance of 7th Great - Grandfather
« on: Wednesday 08 July 20 15:36 BST (UK) »
I am new to family history and have discovered that my 7th Great - Grandfather was a French Hugeunot  , and a medical doctor. This all sounds intriguing but just how significant is a 7th G Grandfather?. He seems a long long way away from me. "Is he still worthy of research?". Thanks for any help here .

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Re: Significance of 7th Great - Grandfather
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 08 July 20 15:41 BST (UK) »
ALL ancestors are worthy of research! ;D ;D
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Re: Significance of 7th Great - Grandfather
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 08 July 20 15:43 BST (UK) »
If it wasn't for him you wouldn't be here.
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Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
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Re: Significance of 7th Great - Grandfather
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 08 July 20 15:49 BST (UK) »
Yep extremely Worthy :) 


You could end up finding your 'gateway'  :) :) :)

Sorry Actually

truth be told I want to go back as far as possible and 7th gg is good but 10th would be more interesting ... with the historical references you can find..

Not just the early ancestors that fought died and worked through absolute hell --- to get us to this 'FREE' state that we are now in --- bless them all and I am so grateful for the life they gave me and my offspring... I am British  and have gone back to ridiculous years ... NO NOT all totally proven.. but definately NOT all copied.. so many years now I have been working and searching and this site with me all the way.. even through my early struggles ... bless them all... I have found love and life amongst my wonderful Ancestry.. as well as awful times.. and without it I would have been so much poorer... It is all documented the sad times, the absolutely wonderful discoveries.. the silly little fibs and lies.. the wonderful and the naughty people... EACH one has been a worthy search... and NOW I am back with my Cornwall branch and they are proving to be the ones that came to England... from overseas.. whereas most others were all FROM UK   ...

oooops waffling again..

but No not one of mine so far has been an unworthy search.. I could now tell a few tales about ..... a fair few of them..

Finley


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Re: Significance of 7th Great - Grandfather
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 08 July 20 21:30 BST (UK) »
My 7th Great Grandfather was born in 1679 - just after the Glorious Revolution and the age of William of Orange, and before the Act of Union linking England & Scotland.

So, interesting times!
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Significance of 7th Great - Grandfather
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 08 July 20 22:11 BST (UK) »
If you're new to family history and you've already gotten back to your 7th-great-grandfather, I'd say you're off to a great start!

My response to your question would be: it depends. It depends on what interests you.

When I started researching my husband's tree, he had little to no interest in his distant ancestors; he told me that he wanted to learn more about his paternal grandparents, whom he knew as a boy. Over time, as I found more info about his grandparents, this led to learning more about their parents, and so on, and my husband was always interested to hear about them, because their lives led to his grandparents' lives.

Also: the great thing about the long-departed is that they're not going anywhere, so even if you're not keen to research your 7th-great-grandfather right now, you might decide to do so at some other time.

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Re: Significance of 7th Great - Grandfather
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 08 July 20 22:11 BST (UK) »
I'm rather fond of my 11th great grandfather, who was sentenced to death by Elizabeth 1 for his part in the Northern Rebellion in 1569.  He was pardoned in 1571, but he had his land confiscated instead.  If only he had stayed at home, the family history would have been very different!  ;D
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Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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