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"katy" wrote in message ... Bart wrote: I have a photograph of my triple great and great great grandmother Ann Davitt when they disembarked in New York...they wore every scrap of clothing they owned because they didn't have luggage...fortunately, 3 great grandfather was already in Minnesaota and had saved and sent to Islandeady, Co, Mayo for them....they were lucky and survived...they came over on the Caledonia....much sickness was reproted then, too....whole thing was horrendous...but not nearly as bad as the criminal ships sent to Australia.... or the slave ships. |
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"katysails" wrote
I have a photograph of my triple great and great great grandmother Ann Davitt when they disembarked in New York... It's amazing all the photos & records.... wouldn't think they were that organized back then. And who would want their picture taken at one of the lowest points of their lives? I have a bunch of old photos of family but none "upon arrival." Many of my ancestor either came here before photography was invented, or snuck in illegally and didn't want their picture taken. One of my maternal ancestors was a sea captain and is said to have made many undocumented stops to pick up friends & family on the west coast of Ireland. ...fortunately, 3 great grandfather was already in Minnesaota and had saved and sent to Islandeady, Co, Mayo for them....they were lucky and survived... The incidence of plague on ships was one of the things that convinced many doctors in the late 1800s and early 1900s that the germ theory of disease was incorrect. Plenty of "bad air" on ships. "Scotty" wrote: or the slave ships. That was bad.... but hey, at least they didn't have to row! DSK |
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