This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Besanceney , Berancenery Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CYB.2ACE/590 Message Board Post: I found a passengership list on transcribers guide for what could be Joseph Besanceney, it reads like this. Joseph Berancenery age 29, m, france , st louis. the ship departed from Havre, France May 1, 1854 for New Orleans. Ship H Purrinton. maybe somebody is looking for this info. Hope it helps someone.