I am mainly of Puerto Rican and French descent. I have been told though that on my mom's mom's side of the family there was possibly some Italian. I don't think there is but everyone else does. Do I possibly look like I am any Italian?
Also my hair isn't naturally blonde it is naturally brown if that makes a difference. Also that is my natural eye color.
Me:
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2007-10-30 12:22:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
I never seem to be able to guess any ones ancestry, so, I would suggest get all the information you can, then start researching.
One of my favorite periods of history is that of Roman history. Of course, during the Roman days, France was known as Gaul. If you have ancestors from France, it is highly likely some came from Italy (because of wars and because the countries share a common border).
You mentioned Puerto Rican; originally, they were "los indios" or Native Americans. Then came the Spanish (France was big in the Carib also, as well as England). The Spanish brought slaves (Natives and *******). So, if you are Puerto Rican, you probably have Indian, Spanish, perhaps English and, again, French blood. If you are Spanish, more than likely, once again, you have Italian blood.
The only way to know for certain is to take a DNA test.
Anyhew, as to searching, try these:
Free sites: there are several to choose from. Start with:
http://www.searchforancestors.com/...
http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...
http://www.usgenweb.com/
http://www.census.gov/
http://www.rootsweb.com/
http://www.ukgenweb.com/
http://www.archives.gov/
http://www.familysearch.org/
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...
http://www.cyndislist.com/
Assuming they emigrated from Europe, start with Ellis Island and the Battery Conservancy sites:
http://www.ellisisland.org
http://www.castlegarden.org
For those with native American ancestry, try:
http://www.tribalpages.com/
For a fee, try a DNA test:
When you really want to know where your ancestors came from, try such sites as: www.familytreedna.com, dnatribes.com, dnaancestryproject.com, and, of course, the National Geographics Genotype program, https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/geno...
For Jewish ancestry, try:
www.israelgenealogy.com
Have a look at these sites these are South African ones,
http://genealogy.about.com/od/south_afri...
http://www.rupert.net/~lkool/page2.html....
http://www.jewishgen.org/safrica/website...
http://southafricanfamilyhistory.wordpre...
Meaning of names:
http://www.winslowtree.com/surname-meani...
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/f...
Finding live people:
Two good places I use are www.zabasearch.com and www.peoplefinder.com
Don't forget, use your local library. Ours (a small one, yet) has www.ancestry.com and www.heritagequest.com, as well as periodicals, books and guidance from an experienced genealogist.
Keep good notes on where you find what: sources are very important.
Good luck!
2007-10-30 13:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Since you said Puerto Rican did you know at one time there was a great influx of italians in south america. So there's always a possibility
2007-10-30 19:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
to be totally honest .. WHAT does an Italian Look like?
I mean you have your dark Italians , That can almost look middle eastern ...( then I guess you could ask WHAT does a middle eastern person look like...???....) and then you have your fair Italians .. PLUS Boarders change ...so what may be Italy NOW may have been Austrian once before...
It isn't so much a matter of looks.. that will judge you as being Italian .. try and trace your family tree .. that will give you surnames and that will give you an indication.
2007-10-31 05:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by ll_jenny_ll here AND I'M BAC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only way to know for sure is to do the research and purchase the birth certificates.
2007-10-30 19:36:02 · answer #4 · answered by Holly N 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Whether you are or whether you are not is not important. You being Puerto Rican is good enough for me.
2007-10-30 19:35:57 · answer #5 · answered by Richard S 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sweetie, we all know by now you are a very pretty girl. If you want to know your ancestry the only way you can know is to research it. Your picture will not tell us anything.
2007-10-30 21:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you don't look Italian one bit. Those people don't know what they're talking about.
2007-10-31 01:30:50 · answer #7 · answered by Mike D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋