Report of the US mmigration Commission: http://tinyurl.com/ca2j9j ********* http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/voyages.asp?articleid=85&zoneid=6 ******** The body of a passenger who died onboard a sailing vessel bound for the United States was normally "committed to the deep." A respectful though brief service would be intoned, followed by immediate burial at sea. There are also rare instances of corpses being preserved until the ship docked, and then being buried in a local cemetery. Therefore, it is possible to find an inscribed gravestone for a family member who died at sea in a cemetery of the port of entry. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=7116 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [GALICIA] ship deaths of immigrants Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 12:05:13 -0400 From: Laurence Krupnak <Lkrupnak@erols.com> Organization: ............... East Europe Connection ............... To: galicia@rootsweb.com References: <B3C1A8C82A764A268DB9E9437E18E0EB@rixfamily> Diane Rix wrote: > > Thanks to all for responding to my question. The time period I am inquiring > about is 1880-1920. > > Thank you, Diane > ******** Anecdotes, etc. http://tinyurl.com/c2dl4j http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quarantine/quar_b.htm http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/grosse-ile/021023-2100-e.html http://tinyurl.com/c6h9xr _______ Lavrentiy Krupniak