Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-11 Thread rcapodc
Antonio, At the end of the ship manifest (last page), the Captain (or purser, whoever) would write a list of the passengers and how many had died, how many were born and if any stowaways were found. There is no list that I know of that just lists the stowaways into the USA. Rosemarie From:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-11 Thread "E" Sharp
There is/are ship(s) that brought people from the Azores to the US illegally and there is no ship's manifest documenting these people so trying to find them in a ship's manifest is highly unlikely. I often wondered if these people obtained a Passportes from the Azores since they entered the US ille

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-11 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
them to the Azores. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of "E" Sharp Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:00 AM To: azores Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways There is/are ship(s) that brou

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-14 Thread Shirley Allegre
come out at night and bring them food. Shirley in CA - Original Message - From: "E" Sharp To: azores Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways There is/are ship(s) that brought people from the Azores to the US illegally and t

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-18 Thread nancy jean baptiste
: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:22:28 -0700 Some of them were workers on ships. They would jump ship on the East coast and then find their way to the West coast. My uncle (by marriage) said that his father told him that they would jump ship on the East coast

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-18 Thread Antonio Roque
ould jump > ship on the East coast. Then hide under the docks all day. > Some of the Portuguese in the area would come out at night and bring them > food. > > Shirley in CA > > - Original Message - > *From:* "E" Sharp > *To:* azores > *Sent:*

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-19 Thread John Vasconcelos
My mother's second cousin, Antonio C Corvello who was a New Bedford whaling captain (originally from Flores) was known to have illegally transported in the early 1900's people from the largely unpopulated west coast of Flores to the Massachusetts coast. If there was any record, (which I doubt) it

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2014-03-19 Thread John Vasconcelos
ard Francis Pimentel* > > *Spring, TX* > > > > > > *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *"E" Sharp > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:00 AM > *To:* azores > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways > &g

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2013-11-29 Thread Cheri Mello
Jose M, No, not from what I read, at least on the American end. If someone was able to stowaway, they would not be listed on the home country as leaving (otherwise they would not be a stowaway). Usually they would be discovered (they had to eat and use some type of potty after all) and would win

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2013-11-29 Thread Marilyn Thompson
I think it is in John P. Colletta's book "They Came in Ships." I have read Colletta but not the other one. On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Jose M, > > No, not from what I read, at least on the American end. > > If someone was able to stowaway, they would not be listed on t

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways

2013-11-29 Thread Cheri Mello
Well, it must be Colletta then if 2 of us are remembering it that way. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google