Cheri, Unless all aboard went down with the ship. I don't know how/when the family knew he died. Maybe from another ship???
"E" On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > But if a husband had died at sea, wouldn't the crew have told his family > back home when they returned? Then the wife would be a widow, not a married > woman. Or would they have said nothing to his family and left them > wondering? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
