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Pretending to know my ancestors
I have a very-hard time
understanding the passage of time.
I also have been
thinking about
my geneology, lately.
(i'm a
33
year old
canadian with mostly-british background)
here are
some stereotypes:
to help, with that.
1.
Dad
70s
had a tv
less religious than father
owned a sports-car
hesitant about marriage
could actually cook
had a record player
2.
have 2
Grand-dad
50s
smoked a pipe
WW2
first to finish high-school
owned a fridge
suburbs, highways
flew in an airplane
3.
have 4
Great-grand
20s
tipped his hat for women
cared about the Queen
WW1
prohibition
grade 8 education
owned a radio
had a car
would dance
4.
have 8
4th Gen
1900s
farming
may have had electricity
tuberculosis
not perfectly literate
had around 4 kids
may have seen a movie
5.
have 16
5th Gen
1870s
really into church
may have immigrated
first canadian generation
Canadian pacific railway
6.
have 32
6th Gen
1850s
definitely lived in Europe
potato famine
cholera