Unlike my family, which came to America in the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, most of Dawn’s family was here by 1700. Except for her Scots-Irish Blairs, all of her mom’s ancestors came through New England. Almost all of them were English, with a tiny sprinkling of Scots-Irish, Welsh, French, and Swiss that slipped into her lineage. Often they were among the first settlers in many small towns. Most were farmers, and when things got too crowded, they moved to the frontier. By crowded, Dawn’s dad said it best. “If your neighbor could hear you yell for your kids, you were living too close and needed to move on.”
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