Cheri Thanks this is all very helpful. How do I search these ports of call? Do I search”Boston 1902 ship passenger lists from AZORES”? I have been looking for Jacinto and Jacintho. Gordon
Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2019, at 8:12 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Gordon, > > The main ports on the east coast of America for Portuguese immigration are: > Providence, Boston, New Bedford, and New York. Gloucester was a port from > 1906-1943. > > It was up to the ship captain to decided where his passengers would be > counted if he stopped at 2 ports. I have one ancestor who sailed into New > York (Ellis) and then on to New Bedford. She is counted in Ellis/NY. The > other sailed into NY and then to Boston. He is counted in Boston. > Information from "They Came in Ships" by John P. Colletta > > Boston: 1 Aug 1891- Dec 1943 NARA roll T843. Indices from 1 Jan 1902-30 Jun > 1906 (T521). There's more, but this covers your 1902 date. > New Bedford: 1 Jul 1902-Jul1942 (T944); Indices 1 Jul 1902-18 Nov 1954 > (T5222). You didn't say when in 1902 you think your ancestor came. > New York: This is online, as you know. > Providence: 17 Jun 1911 - Jan 1943 (T1188); Indices 18 Jun 1911-5 Oct 1954 > (T518) and more...This does not cover your 1902 date. > > Information from "American Passenger Arrival Records" by Michael Tepper, > copyright 1993, pp. 125-128 > > To New York:The Insular Navigation Company sailed from Lisbon and the Azores > and they went to New Bedford and New York. Their only ship that year was the > Peninsular, arriving in NY on these dates: Jan. 11, May 17, July 7, Aug 25, > Oct 18, Dec 13. > > The Linha de Vapores Portuguezes also sailed from Lisbon and the Azores. > Their ship was the Patria and arrived in NY on Apr. 7, June 6, and Sept 16. > Information from "Morton Allan Directory," published 1931 with several > reprints (mine is 2001) pp. 84-88. > > Keep in mind that if your ancestor had an alcunha, he may have entered under > that name instead of Ferreira. And I hope you are searching under Jacinto and > Jacintho as well as Jesse. > Good luck, > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > >> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 4:17 PM Scott Edward Anderson >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hola Gordon, >> >> Boston, Massachusetts, >> and Providence, Rhode Island, are two other port possibilities. >> >> Scott >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On May 29, 2019, at 2:27 PM, Gordon soares <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > What other ports of entry would someone come through if not Ellis Island? >> > I have searched Ellis Island for my grandfather Jesse Ferreira and have >> > not found him. There is a possibility of someone with like name (Ferrero >> > which was a misspelling of his name on a census document) leaving the >> > Azores on a New Zealand ship Admiral Sampson NZ bound for Port Antonio, >> > Jamaica in 1902. The date is a match but that is a long shot. I don’t know >> > how to proceed but would want to look for other US ports of disembarking. >> > Anybody have some suggestions? >> > >> > Gordon >> > >> > -- >> > 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. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/06761CD3-59CD-4151-B7E5-73D9803899CF%40gmail.com. >> >> -- >> 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. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/4FCCEA27-C648-465B-9894-B21C8A21560D%40gmail.com. > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_Hs6ZfOTYrkH-bewPt58WFSTdU9iq%2BkEgNSjJ2fC9Q_Tw%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/A82FFF1C-6844-4590-8A55-F3A9C5A07277%40gmail.com.
