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*Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Stowaways
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
: 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
come out at night and bring them food.
Shirley in CA
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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
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
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
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 brought people
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
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 gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
Jose M,
No, not from what I read, at least on the American end.
If someone was able to stowaway, they would not
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
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