My family's roots are in Ireland, France, Canada, and Germany. The Irish side arrived on U.S. soil in 1840. The Germans arrived in Maryland in the 1700's. The group from France wound up in Canada in the 1650's. The Canadians started coming to the U.S. about 1865. Here are lineages of several of the different family lines.
LYONS
I - James Lyons/Catharine Judge (dau of Michael Judge/Bridget ---)
9 children including Patrick Lyons
II - Patrick Lyons/Mary Ann Baxter (dau of John Baxter/Mary ---)
8 children including Andrew Lyons
III - Andrew J Lyons/Agnes Normandin (dau of Louis Normandin/Mary Louise Dumas)
11 children including Donald Lyons
IV - Donald Lyons/Betty Stonesifer (dau - Stanley Stonesifer/Annie Seimons)
3 children including Jeffrey Lyons
V - Jeffrey Lyons (me)
STONESIFER
I - John Stonesifer/Anna Marie Yingling
14 Children including Daniel Stonesifer
II - Daniel Stonesifer/Anna Mary Magdelena Stonesifer
10 Children including Jacob Henry Stonesifer
III - Jacob Henry Stonesifer/Eliza Ann King
13 Children including William H. Stonesifer
IV - William H. Stonesifer/Anna Quincy Stimer
3 children including Stanley Stonesifer
V - Stanley Stonesifer
NORMANDIN
I - Jean-Baptiste Normandin/Marguerite Paquet dit-LaVallee
At least 7 children including Jean-Marie Normandin
II - Jean-Marie Normandin/Marie-Angelique Pion-Lafontaine
At least 6 children including Jean Normandin
III - Jean Normandin/Marguerite Poulin
At least 9 children including Francois Normandin
IV - Francois Normandin/Mathilde Mecure
24(!) Children including Louis Normandin
V - Louis Normandin
DUMAS
I - Simeon Dumas/Wife of Arcadian Heritage
Only one known child - Simon H. Dumas
II - Simon H. Dumas/Anastasia Janelle
13 Children including Mary Louise Dumas
III - Mary Louise Dumas
SEIMONS
I - Gottlieb Seimons/Wilhelmina ---
At least 7 children including James A. Seimons
II - James A. Seimons/Sarah Elizabeth Evitts
2 Children including Annie Evelyn Seimons
III - Annie Evelyn Seimons