This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RRB.2ACE/2799.1.1.1 Message Board Post: June, Our family came through NY (and San Fran) but settled in San Francisco and surrounding areas. We are all in merchant businesses and from what I can gather were somewhat prosperous in whatever businesses conducted pre-US immigration. SOrry I have no more to go on. Alexandra