If relatives are US citizens, is it easier to become one yourself?

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I had a question just out of curiousity. My grandfather was born in Akron, Ohio and lived in Colorado until he was in his early 30s, when he met my grandmother, got married and moved to Canada. They moved back to Washington before their first child, my aunt, was born, and proceeded to have 3 more kids in the states before they moved back to Canada and had their final child -- my mother. Now I imagine it would be fairly easy for me to become a US citizen if my mother was a citizen, or had dual citizenship like my aunts and uncle, but if I were to apply for citizenship in the future would the process be a little easier because my maternal grandfather was a US citizen (and naturalized Canadian citizen) as well as decorated war veteran? My aunt, who lives in Pensacola, Florida, is a retired US Naval Officer (as is her husband, my uncle), and I know it's possible to have a relative sponsor you, but I wondered if you'd get any plus points for having ancestors who were citizens as well? I should state that I'm actually not thinking about moving to the states, it's just something I've often wondered.