Hi Faye, Adding to that is the "Whaling" industry that went on for a very long time. If you watch documentaries or old movies about the "whalers," those so-called fishermen put their lives on the line - every time they went out on their boat. My husband's grandparents on one side were born in the Azores. And, his grandmother's father was reported to have been a "whaler." I know his name but he didn't come to the US when his family did. Or, at least he didn't come to Massachusetts with them. There are 2 possibilities; either he "died at sea" or he went to NYC when his wife and kids came to Boston. (a MOURA family from the Azores ~1900-1910) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_whaling Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) P.S. I've mentioned John KIDDER before. A brother of my gr-gr-grandfather of Calais, ME, 1800's. A books says "he loved the sea and drowned at sea in 1887." No one knows the circumstances. The tragedy could have happened on the other side of the world - or it could have happened just off the New Brunswick or Nova Scotia shore. There are no records for him after 1881. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faye" <fmrees@nycap.rr.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] lumber vs mining and then some > It is amazing to think of all the work that is hazardous now and was > moreso > years ago before the added safety of technological advances. > > I would add fishing to the list with mining and lumbering.. I was > impressed watching > the seas and the boats on Discovery Channel's series "Swords" about > swordfishing - with > their steel hulls they were blown by heavy winds and beaten by rough > seas.. and I kept > thinking of all those men who went before in their not so big sailing > ships - "They that > go down to the sea in ships". Plenty of men from both Nova Scotia and New > England were lost > to Davy Jones' locker. > > Faye

HI Betty, My girlfriend's husband Souza grandparents also came from the Azores and settled on Nantucket as fishermen.  Last year they went back and visited the Azores witrh family and found some relatives still their. She doesn't do genealogy yet but she's Irish McLaughlin and her grandparents were also implants to Nantucket and her great granfather was a whaler who disappeared on one trip they suspect because he had some money he was hijacked and killed in some port. Harriet ________________________________ From: Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 4:45:25 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] lumber vs mining and then some Hi Faye, Adding to that is the "Whaling" industry that went on for a very long time. If you watch documentaries or old movies about the "whalers,"  those so-called fishermen put their lives on the line - every time they went out on their boat. My husband's grandparents on one side were born in the Azores.    And, his grandmother's father was reported to have been a "whaler."    I know his name but he didn't come to the US when his family did.    Or, at least he didn't come to Massachusetts with them.    There are 2 possibilities; either he "died at sea" or he went to NYC when his wife and kids came to Boston.  (a MOURA family from the Azores ~1900-1910) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_whaling Betty          (near Lowell, MA, USA) P.S.    I've mentioned John KIDDER before.  A brother of my gr-gr-grandfather of Calais, ME, 1800's.    A books says "he loved the sea and drowned at sea in 1887."    No one knows the circumstances.  The tragedy could have happened on the other side of the world -  or it could have happened just off the New Brunswick or Nova Scotia shore.    There are no records for him after 1881. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faye" <fmrees@nycap.rr.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] lumber vs mining and then some > It is amazing to think of all the work that is hazardous now and was > moreso > years ago before the added safety of technological advances. > > I would add fishing to the list with mining and lumbering.. I was > impressed watching > the seas and the boats on Discovery Channel's series "Swords" about > swordfishing - with > their steel hulls they were blown by heavy winds and beaten by rough > seas.. and I kept > thinking of all those men who went before in their not so big sailing > ships - "They that > go down to the sea in ships".  Plenty of men from both Nova Scotia and New > England were lost > to Davy Jones' locker. > > Faye When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List,  I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !!    Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message