Does anyone know if there was an Emigrant ship named Franchise that sailed from LeHavre, France to New York between April 23-29, 1853? The entry in my Great Grandfather's Wanderbuch (an apprentist's record book) has an entry made by "Le Comunissaire de police Deligue" which states something like "Vie pour New York _____ mariner franchise Havre 23 ? April 1853" This entry is approximate as it is difficult to read. The seal reads "Ville Du Havre - Seine ?" Great Grandfather: Johann Jacob Lang from Weiler Wurttemberg born Feb 8, 1827 Thanks for any help Joanne Lang Paymal
Joanne, Below is an entry I located that might help you. Could this be your G-Grandfather? Name: J. J. Lang Arrival Date: 3 Jun 1853 Age: 26 (Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827) Gender: Male Port of Departure: Le Havre, France Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Germany Ethnicity/Race-/Nationality: German Ship Name: "Franchise" Port of Arrival: New York Line: 29 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_126 List Number: 495 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States The manifest does not indicate the date that the ship "Franchise" departed Le Havre, but it could have been at the end of April 1853. -----Original Message----- From: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of j paymal Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:03 AM To: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com Subject: [BW] 1853 ship "Franchise" + LeHavre Does anyone know if there was an Emigrant ship named Franchise that sailed from LeHavre, France to New York between April 23-29, 1853? The entry in my Great Grandfather's Wanderbuch (an apprentist's record book) has an entry made by "Le Comunissaire de police Deligue" which states something like "Vie pour New York _____ mariner franchise Havre 23 ? April 1853" This entry is approximate as it is difficult to read. The seal reads "Ville Du Havre - Seine ?" Great Grandfather: Johann Jacob Lang from Weiler Wurttemberg born Feb 8, 1827 Thanks for any help Joanne Lang Paymal ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message