*Cheri, I beg to differ a bit with you on that story. Many "stowaways" were not actually stowaways. That was just the "cover story" in case they were caught. Most were probably on board with full knowlede of the ships captain. Captain Antonio Corvello (my mother's second cousin) who was a whaling Captain out of New Bedford in the late 19th and early 20th Century, was known to "traffic" in "illegals" between Flores and New Bedford. Young men from some of the other nearby islands were known to find their way to Flores via local inter-island boats to hitch a ride to the US on whaling ships which would come to the largely uninhabited west side of Flores to fill out their crews. Many went to escape the military while others went just to seek a better life. John Vasconcelos.*
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stowaways....If I had $5 for every time I heard that story, I'd be rich! > Our ancestors did not send all their boys to America or elsewhere to avoid > the military. And yet it seems those of us with male ancestors have a > stowaway story. > > Either Michael Tepper in his "American Passenger Arrival Records" or John > P. Colletta in his " They Came in Ships" address the stowaway and jumping > ship story. I don't have access to my copies of those books at the moment, > but if someone else does, can they summarize what was said and post it > please? > > My dad has become pretty good with me and my questions. When I first > started doing genealogy 20 years ago, I signed up at my local adult school > for a genealogy class. The instructor had 3 basic questions for evaluating > family stories: > 1) Who said it? > 2) When did they say it? > 3) How did they know? > > So when I ask my dad something, he knows what is coming next. So after > telling me his story, he says that the story came from his grandpa who was > telling it to the grandkids (and I'll get my dad to tell me if he was about > 8 or 10 or whatever) and that grandpa sometimes embellished the stories for > the audience. My dad doesn't always have the answer to all 3 questions, > but that's what makes us good genealogy sleuths! > > Cheri Mello > Who also had the stowaway story which was disproven > > -- > 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."
