Cheri, Thanks for that info. I've viewed the ship manifest that shows [who I believe is] my Great-Grandfather, Joao Tavares on Ellis Island Records from 1893. I think it was him because his obituary says he arrived in USA at age 20, so the math seems right. I assumed that he came thru New York, but it makes more sense that he came into Fall River or New Bedford.
From: gfsche...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:05:08 -0800 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ellis Island records To: azores@googlegroups.com Tomas, Are you 100% sure he did enter through Ellis? Ship captains interpreted instructions differently. Perhaps the ship your grandfather and his buddy was on did leave Faial. They were together on that ship. It docks in New York and the captain has only those exit the ship whose final destination was New York or nearby. If your grandfather was interested in New Bedford or Boston, the captain may have told those people to stay on the ship, as they would be counted in the final destination port. I think I got that information from John P. Colletta's "They Came in Ships" book. See if your local library has a copy. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
