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Amanda Seyfried Discovers Ancestor Was an Army Musician

Season 11 Episode 1 | 4m 13s

Amanda's third great grandfather, Peter Friesell, was living in Pennsylvania with his wife Lydia and their daughter in 1860. He voluntarily enlisted in the Civil War to fight for the Union to end slavery. He ultimately served as a musician, playing the fife. He risked his life and survived.

Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support is also provided by Ford Foundation; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Candace King Weir; by the Inkwell Society together with many of its members; and by public television viewers.
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José discovers his paternal great-great grandmother was abandoned and given to nuns as a baby.
Sharon learns about the hardships endured by her mother and her paternal ancestors.
Chrissy learns the true roots of her grandmother Ruth, and details of her great grandparents lives.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.
Rita learns about her grandfather's criminal charges and trying adulthood.
Amy discovers records of her father's immigration from China and his many accomplishments.
Michael Imperioli learns about his maternal great grandfather's death as a train worker in New York.
Joy Behar's grandparents move to America and forge a new life.
Lea Salonga discovers the roots of her maternal great great grandfather, Pedro Malhabor.