Hi Pat, Thanks for the Dewhurst Immigration info. Though my DEWHURSTs came from Blackburn, I don't fit these in YET ! I think it's interesting to see that they came into New Orleans... maybe a lot of the families in the US will eventually connect to one another. Is it okay with you if I copy these to the DEWHURST genconnect pages? That way they will be more easily available to others. Even though there are archives for the mail lists, many don't know about them. Terry / Glen Rock, NJ -----Original Message----- From: P Holland <pholland@legend.co.uk> To: DEWHURST-L@rootsweb.com <DEWHURST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 21, 2001 5:25 AM Subject: Dewhurst immigration part 1. >Here goes Jana, I have done it in two parts as it is rather long. > >1. DEWHURST SUSANNA .(F) age 45 origin Blackburn b. 1809 > DEWHURST ROGER (M) age 43 origin Blackburn b 1811 occ. Sawyer > DEWHURST JOHN (m) age 16 origin Blackburn b 1838 > DEWHURST NAOMI (F) age 12 origin Blackburn b 1842 > DEWHURST RUTH (F) age 8 origin Blackburn b 1846 > >They sailed on The Marshfield departing Liverpool,England on 8 April 1854 arriving on 29 May 1854 at New Orleans Louisiana. > >The Departure of the Marshfield - The Marshfield, Captain Torrey, cleared for New Orleans 5 April with 370 emigrants,Elder William Taylor,late counselor(sic) to the President of the French Mission being in charge of the company. Elder Gilbert Clements late president of the Dublin Conference saied in this vessel. > >SEVENTY-SIXTH COMPANY- Marshfield,Captain Torrey cleared port at Liverpool,England bound for New Orleans on the 8th of April 1854 with 366 saints on board in charge of Elder William Taylor who had acted as counselor in the presidency of the French Mission.Elder Gilbert Clements late president of the Dublin Conference also sailed on this vessel. A number of the emigrants were from the Jersey Islands of the French Mission. After a pleasant and prosperous passage of fifty one days from Liverpol the company arrived in New Orleans May 29th 1854 only one passenger died during the voyage and two children were born , also one marriage was solemnized. A number of the sailors declared themselves converted to "Mormonism" but none were baptised on board as it had been the experience of former companies that some of the sailors would get baptised hoping the intimacy with the Saints thus afforded might assist them in their evil designs upon the honour of the young sister. A portion of ! >the company proceeded farther on the journey up the Mississippi river, May 31s on board the steamboat James Robb, the other portion followed soon afterwards on board The Grand Turk. Both arived safely at St Louis about the middle of June and thence the immigrants continued the journey on three steamboats to Kansas City. > > >Source- BMR Book # 1040 pp63-82 FHL#025,690 Customs #227. >Hope this helps someone. > >Pat > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >