> > >My great grandparents were the immigrants. Does this make me the third or the fourth generation? > My take on this is where one is born. The first generation would be the group first born in this county. So, if your great grandparents were born outside the US, your grandparents would be considered 1st generation because they were the first generation born here. Your parent would be 2nd generation and you would be 3rd generation. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton

This is the way I have always understood it. Dan Hogan On Wednesday, August 25, 2004, at 07:07 AM, ConnorsGenealogy wrote: >> >> >> My great grandparents were the immigrants. Does this make me the >> third or the fourth generation? >> > My take on this is where one is born. The first generation would be > the group first born in this county. So, if your great grandparents > were born outside the US, your grandparents would be considered 1st > generation because they were the first generation born here. Your > parent would be 2nd generation and you would be 3rd generation. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton