Anthony Ramos' 500 Years of Grandparents | Ancestry®

[@courtneyholland6215]

He has so much history to be proud of

[@alyrios]

Lots of us PRs have ancestry with the Canary Islands. Like he said, it is bananas, because PRs share a LOT of stuff with Canary islanders, even in the way we speak Spanish.

[@AncestryUS]

Bendito! What a great catch. Thanks for contributing to this video and we hope you enjoyed.

[@MiguelAlmenaVisual]

@AncestryUS I’m curious to know more information about the Canary Islands. I have roots but the records are difficult to find from the island. Thanks! 🙏

[@amyellen3845]

This is such a precious gift in a world where so many legacies have been erased.

[@AncestryUS]

Hi Amy, and thanks for stopping by! We hope you are enjoying the season so far. Thanks for sharing!

[@bigjorge863]

Thanks to the European whites and catholics

[@ivyd5485]

Beautiful story. It actually made me smile

[@AncestryUS]

Thank you for watching! Anthony's smile alone is enough to get us beaming. Watch similar stories with other stars here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqi2dGOcm8xon7s

[@ivyd5485]

@@AncestryUS His smile is everything ❤️

[@pi20p]

those poor taínos man i still grieve for them

[@At327]

My family also came from tenerife to puerto rico. My great grandfather born at the turn of the 20th century born there moved as a young boy to puerto rico

[@sheckyfeinstein]

Now, Anthony, get to know them better. Make them more than names.

[@ditiquel]

Awesome finding..his ancestors were brave ..finding your ancestors changes your thinking..

[@AncestryUS]

We love to hear you enjoyed this episode, Diane! What was your favorite part?

[@ditiquel]

@@AncestryUS finding his ancestors started in canary islands..i belong to ancestry and things you find about ancestors can be so exciting and others make you cry...life was really hard back then..i love doing my tree..love prof gates too..

[@AncestryUS]

Thanks for letting us know Diane, we're so glad to hear that you've been loving your Ancestry experience so far, and we hope many more meaningful discoveries await you in the future!

[@kaseakay]

I loved watching his episode... so informative ❤

[@AncestryUS]

We're so glad you loved this episode, Karlean! Thank you for the kind words.

[@mrssonjayoung7572]

I need to know how to get my family history in depth.

[@AncestryUS]

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[@LalasKitchenCo]

I was also able to trace my paternal ancestors who immigrated to Puerto Rico from the Canary Islands as well. Those records are well preserved. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about my maternal ancestors who were African slaves. There's no link to today's generation! 😢

[@alexandracruz5243]

Puerto Ricans are very lucky to have such preserved records. My family comes from the Dominican Republic and it's very hard to pass the 1800s 😞 Regarding the African ancestors, DNA is a good way to connect with that side. I have found distant cousins from Jamaica and St. Lucia and we share the same African ethnicities.

[@stephanieyee9784]

That's a fantastic history to have.

[@AncestryUS]

Hi Stephanie, and thanks for stopping by! We are thrilled you have enjoyed this episode of the show!

[@kimpossibilities]

What a blessing to him. Gift for him. I wish I would've had better & more family in my life. Seen them more. But I got soul fams in the past. Gods gift. I hope I have more coming.

[@sheckyfeinstein]

You will. Find them.

[@kimpossibilities]

@@sheckyfeinstein I hope so. Please stop stalking me now. Get your own life. It's been long enough.

[@rashandagrier7506]

I love Anthony Ramos and he,s a very good actor❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@Trapper50cal]

A generation is about 25 years...that means he now knows 20 generations of his family tree (+/-). What a gift.

[@JerkWarlord]

Your statistic is off. Generations are not about 25 years long. Most folks started having children around then, maybe a little earlier, but would continue on into their mid-late 40s. Google it; The average generation is actually some 33 years long, because it averages out between the children of older siblings versus of younger siblings.

[@carokat1111]

Well no, because he's done the paper trail and it takes him back to his 9th great-grandparents. The 25 year rule is just an estimation. In my own family case it averaged as much as 40 years on one line, meaning that although I got back to 1800 very easily it was only to the birth of 3x great-grandparents.

[@LAYERSOFLIFE24]

Oh sweet boy I'm so happy for you ❤‍🩹💘💝💖

[@ralph1270]

I was raised the same way. I don't know what it feels to have grandparents. 😥

[@livinglife8333]

That’s so sad, those of us who had not only grandparents and great grandparents are so very lucky. I have a 5 generation photo of my daughter, myself, my mother, grandmother and great grandmother. I will treasure it.

[@alexandracruz5243]

I'm a daughter of inmigrants and didn't grow up with my grandparents either. I know how you feel. Doing geneaology has connected me to them somehow.

[@jennifervernazza6838]

I recently learned that my great grandmother x3 was from Tenerife, she moved to Uruguay. How am I able to find records from Tenerife?

[@RR-nl2ep]

I am confused. Does this mean he has African ancestry? The majority, if not all Puerto Ricans do.

[@davidprietogomez7254]

They investigated only his spanish bloodline from Canary Islands to Puerto Rico, once in PR his family mixed at some point most probably with people that were already of mixed ancestry, or perhaps his family mixed directly with african or tainos in PR.

[@teresasardinas5642]

Where is the connection to the Guanches king? Was it Thru Delgado, Diaz, or Llerena? I think Andres de Llerena was a slave of Fernando de Llerena, and therefore took the owner’s surname. Very interesting!!!

[@WXYZ9998]

So, you’re telling me he is 100% of Spanish ancestry? Yeah right, it’s amazing how people always try and destroy any native ancestry.

[@RR-nl2ep]

Exactly! He can not be 100 %.

[@user-te1bq3jf5t]

He's obviously not a 100% but there are not records of native ancestry bcs of the taino genocide he looks more mixed with African than native they found a girl who was 50% taino and it was all over the news bcs it was almost impossible

[@tonycruz6183]

Abrazos hermanito boricua!

[@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091]

Dr. Gates needs to learn to correctly pronounce Puerto Rico.

[@kimberlyramos2024]

Oh Jesus he has the same last name as my mom & were Puerto Rican

[@jonreal1765]

These always make me emotional, I’m southern American white and I’ve never allowed myself to be proud of my ancestors.

[@HaCubbee]

"What a good deal, right"!? Um...not for Natives but sure. Lol. Smh. We STILL HERE yall.

[@cdeanneeckles]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindaevans3815]

Glad he got good results. I had a DNA test recently. Didn't learn much of anything. Nothing worth knowing, that's for sure . I Regret getting a DNA test now. $99 for crap.

[@silviaquesada2499]

maybe simple DNA tests don't give you your ancestors' names, only their ethnicity. The DNA test I bought from My Heritage gave me names, birth and death dates going back about 170 years, complete with cousins, in-laws etc. But it costs quite a bit more than that.

[@alexandracruz5243]

The DNA test is a good start, now you have to work researching your family and comparing your paper trail with your DNA matches.

[@Traveler516]

I dont know who is he🫤

[@mariasantisteban2687]

Talentless

[@Jozeha]

I bet that’s what your lovers tell you