And then, on the other hand, many of my Ulster ancestors came from the US ports, purposefully, to New Brunswick, Canada. There were a considerable number from the old world who wanted to come to the Canadas and the Maritime Provinces, and who did, however they found passage. One doesnt hear as much about them so far, but here we are. Plenty of people went up and down the eastern Atlantic coast, both by sea and overland,according to the politics and circumstances of the times. Beverley On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Dennis Reiley <reiley@usol.com> wrote: > Re: the waterways, it is more likely an immigrant would travel from Canada > to the US then the other way around. Far more transport occurred from the > UK > to Canada then from the UK to the US. Because of that passage was far less > going to Canada. In fact, my family legend says some of my ancestors family > came to the US via Canada from Ireland. 8>) > > Best, > Dennis > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <karenhart@maine.rr.com> > To: <irl-cavan@rootsweb.com> > Cc: "Ken McGuire" <mcguirek@telus.net> > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 5:11 PM > Subject: [?? Probable Spam] Re: [IRL-CAVAN] Emigration in 1815-1820 Era > > > > My ancestors also left (possibly) Co. Cavan or (possibly) Co. Armagh)and > > they also ended up in Canada, in Bishop's Mills, in what is now southern > > Ontario. So I have been wondering about the same thing you are wondering > > about, but this was in 1840, just a bit later. I believe there may be no > > such records since, after all, these folks were merely traveling between > > different parts of the British Empire. But I sure hope someone can tell > > me I'm wrong. Another idea that has been suggested is that these folks > > landed in what is now the US - perhaps Philadelphia or New York -- and > got > > to Canada via the waterways. I have no information to prove or disprove > > this, and would appreciate any help anyone can give. These ancetors of > > mine, Samuel Hart and his new wife Rebecca Kelly Hart, were married in > > Clare Presbyterian Church in Co. Armagh in 1840 and they left "soon > > after." Many thanks to anyone who can shed any light on this. > > Karen > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CAVAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Beverley Clarkson Sambro Head, Nova Scotia