Ancestry/Genealogy

Spider Jerusalem

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3. I only have two or three ancestors who emigrated to the US after independence

Mon May 28, 2012, 02:08 PM

May 2012

one was from the north of England and appears on a register of British subjects in Ontario County, New York in 1812; one was born in Ireland (probably Ulster) around 1828, and one was from Cork and emigrated to the US during the Irish famine. I haven't been able to find any records for either of the Irish immigrants through Castle Garden, and for all I know they came to North America via Canada (which was a major destination for Irish immigrants), so I've looked at most of the resources available for Irish passenger lists for them...it doesn't help that one has a very common surname (Dillon) and one has a surname which may appear with multiple variant spellings, so it's not an easy task at all.

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Castle Garden, Ellis Island, and All Other Points of Entry [View all] CBHagman May 2012 OP

I found my Amalia REIMANN at Castle Garden just 2 days ago! Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #1

Thanks for posting Sherman A1 May 2012 #2

I only have two or three ancestors who emigrated to the US after independence Spider Jerusalem May 2012 #3

Thanks PatSeg May 2012 #4

Even if your ancestors immigrated before the times those ports were used csziggy Jun 2012 #5

Thank you for the tip. CBHagman Jun 2012 #6

my french ancestors shanti Jun 2012 #7