According to Morton Allen's Directory of Steamship arrivals the Dona Maria arrived NY on April 28th *1900,* along with Jan 14, Feb 25, and Apr 12, *1901.*
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 5:34 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel < [email protected]> wrote: > *Just had a thought this morning. To cover all bases check to see if by > coincidence the Donna Maria also arrived around April 18, 1900. * > > > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Richard Francis Pimentel > *Sent:* Friday, June 22, 2018 9:10 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Immigrating to the U.S.... govt records > > > > *If he said he arrived on the Donna Maria on 18 Apr 1901 and the ship > record said the Donna Maria arrived in New York on 18 Apr 1901 then I would > blow off the age. Check the passports prior to the Donna Maria sailing and > see if you can find Antonio. * > > > > > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Elaine Mello > *Sent:* Friday, June 22, 2018 8:48 PM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Immigrating to the U.S.... govt records > > > > So, after almost 2 years of trying to get information from the USCIS for > my paternal grandfather, Antonio Mello, I came home to find a CD from the > USCIS - I was so excited! > > > > Then I put it in the computer, and found two PDFs - one which was a cover > letter saying that they couldn't find any further records and that they > were refunding me my money (though check that it actually gets refunded, > just in case they forget...) and a secondary sheet with some very basic > information, which is part of the application that they had. So Antonio > declared that he arrived April 18, 1901 on the S.S. Donna Maria into New > York, which meant he was about 12 at the time. He also declared he entered > as Antonio Mello. So I looked up the ship records, and can only find one > Antonio Francis, aged 13, which may or may not be him. > > > > So, is it unusual for people to get this wrong when filling out these > forms, or are the records I've found online of immigrants incomplete? I'm > checking with the Justice Archives in Massachusetts to see if there is > something at the state level since the federal government was such a > disappointment (though they said I could try again as they are always > searching for missing records, but that sounds more like looking for a > needle in a haystack.) So back to the research drawing board! > > > > Elaine > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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.
