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Harnish Immigrants

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My ancestors emigrated from seven different countries in Europe. This makes me Irish, German, Swiss, Norwegian, Croatian, Polish and Austrian. On my dad’s side we can trace back our lineage to my Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandfather, Martin Harnish born in 1695, who emigrated from Switzerland to the U.S. to New York in 1715 and started the Harnish farm in Pennsylvania. At that time the Tuscarora War ends and the fist total eclipse was visible in London for almost 900 years. Martin Harnish is the earliest immigrant to the United States in my family, making 11 generations in the United States. The emigrants my dad’s maternal side are my Great-great Grandfather, Michel Czerwonka from Poland, and Great-great Grandmother, Mary Opelka from Austria. We do not why they came to the U.S., what they did or how they met. We do know that they were born in 1867 and 1864, lived in Wisconsin and could have been farmers like their son. One of my dad’s favorite relatives was his grandmother (my Great grandmother). Her parents were Ole Jorstad, who was born in 1885 and emigrated from Norway, and Anna Fossum, who was born in 1872 in Wisconsin. They started a dairy farm in Wisconsin and started a tradition of sending Norwegian treats to family. On my mom’s paternal side we have my …show more content…

They both emigrated from Germany for the same reason as before. When Henry was in Germany he was an artist. But when he came to the U.S. worked as a day laborer to take care of his kids. The last emigrants in my family are my Great-great Grandfather, Patrick Kelly who was born in 1881, and Great-great Grandmother, Mary Bunyan who was born in 1885. Patrick and Mary both emigrated from Ireland to the U.S. because of the semi resent potato famine and just wanting to go there. Patrick was a machinist and Mary was a very talented

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