I have the Register of Deceased Persons at Grosse Ile at Sea and on Grosse Ile in 1847 which lists 8,308 victims and the companion volume 1847 Grosse Ile: a Record of Daily Events. Nearly 100,000 emigrants, mostly Irish, disembarked at Grosse Ile or the Port of Quebec that year. I also have A Farewell to Famine which lists the 847 people from Wicklow and Wexford who followed Fr Hore to New Orleans. I will do look-ups if you have more than a hunch that your ancestors might be among either group. Ellen -----Original Message----- From: irishfaminelady@juno.com <irishfaminelady@juno.com> To: irish-famine@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 1:52 pm Subject: Re: [IRISH-FAMINE] Irish Famine Museum. You may be able to research thru whatever records the quarantine island of Grosse Ile may has at present.. This was the quarantine island during the time of the famine where thousands are buried and where other members continued up the St. Lawrence to Montreal. Others came over the border, one very famous one was the Henry Ford family who settled into farming and then family went on to Detroit and into history. Recently the President of Ireland opened a famine park in Canada, I do not know if it was Montreal or Toronto. You may be able to research the name thru the National Archives in Dublin, Ireland ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-FAMINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.

My gr-grandfather, Robert Gavican / Gavagan (the spelling changed from when he emigrated to when he immigrated), who was about 16 at the time, sailed from Liverpool on his way to Quebec in April of 1847, aboard the bark, Ajax. The Ajax turned out to be one of those "coffin ships" that was ravaged by disease and starvation, so that when she reached Grosse Ile, many of the dead were thrown into the harbor, while other were put ashore to recover or die. Somehow, young Robert survived. I don't know if he was quarantined at Grosse Ile or was fit enough to continue the journey to Quebec. I do know that a Timothy Gavagan died and was buried at sea. Whether or not he was related to Robert, I don't know. Ellen, if you have any information to add to this, I would be very pleased to hear it. I am constantly amazed at what this 16-year-old lad dared to do, survived, and eventually made his was to Boston where he married in 1859 and raised a family. Thank you. Francine Weeks ----- Original Message ----- From: <enalibof@netscape.net> To: <irish-famine@rootsweb.com>; <shamrock@rootsweb.com>; <mayo@rootsweb.com>; <ROSCOMMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Famine refugees was [IRISH-FAMINE] Irish FamineMuseum. >I have the Register of Deceased Persons at Grosse Ile at Sea and on > Grosse Ile in 1847 which lists 8,308 victims and the companion volume > 1847 Grosse Ile: a Record of Daily Events. Nearly 100,000 emigrants, > mostly Irish, disembarked at Grosse Ile or the Port of Quebec that > year. > I also have A Farewell to Famine which lists the 847 people from > Wicklow and Wexford who followed Fr Hore to New Orleans. > I will do look-ups if you have more than a hunch that your ancestors > might be among either group. > Ellen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irishfaminelady@juno.com <irishfaminelady@juno.com> > To: irish-famine@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 1:52 pm > Subject: Re: [IRISH-FAMINE] Irish Famine Museum. > > > > You may be able to research thru whatever records the quarantine island > of > Grosse Ile may has at present.. This was the quarantine island during > the time > of the famine where thousands are buried and where other members > continued up > the St. Lawrence to Montreal. Others came over the border, one very > famous one > was the Henry Ford family who settled into farming and then family went > on to > Detroit and into history. Recently the President of Ireland opened a > famine > park in Canada, I do not know if it was Montreal or Toronto. You may be > able to > research the name thru the National Archives in Dublin, Ireland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRISH-FAMINE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and > industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ellen, I have ancestors from Ireland who arrived in New Orleans during the 1840s, would you mind checking to see if the surmane [or varient of] Dufficy is on the Farewell to Famine list? Thanks Camilla At 07:55 PM 7/14/2007, you wrote: >I also have A Farewell to Famine which lists the 847 people from >Wicklow and Wexford who followed Fr Hore to New Orleans. >I will do look-ups if you have more than a hunch that your ancestors >might be among either group. >Ellen > > >-----Original Message----- >From: irishfaminelady@juno.com <irishfaminelady@juno.com> >To: irish-famine@rootsweb.com >Sent: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 1:52 pm >Subject: Re: [IRISH-FAMINE] Irish Famine Museum. > > > >You may be able to research thru whatever records the quarantine island >of >Grosse Ile may has at present.. This was the quarantine island during >the time >of the famine where thousands are buried and where other members >continued up >the St. Lawrence to Montreal. Others came over the border, one very >famous one >was the Henry Ford family who settled into farming and then family went >on to >Detroit and into history. Recently the President of Ireland opened a >famine >park in Canada, I do not know if it was Montreal or Toronto. You may be >able to >research the name thru the National Archives in Dublin, Ireland > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >IRISH-FAMINE-request@rootsweb.com >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >body of >the message > > >________________________________________________________________________ >Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and >industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ellen, This is a wonderful thing you're doing, to do look ups for us. I'm wondering whether your data goes as far back as c. 1839 give or take a year or so. I'm trying to find my Henry WALKER family who came from County Galway. His wife was Jane BURKE from County Rosecommon. Any clues? Thanks so much, Paul enalibof@netscape.net wrote: I have the Register of Deceased Persons at Grosse Ile at Sea and on Grosse Ile in 1847 which lists 8,308 victims and the companion volume 1847 Grosse Ile: a Record of Daily Events. Nearly 100,000 emigrants, mostly Irish, disembarked at Grosse Ile or the Port of Quebec that year. I also have A Farewell to Famine which lists the 847 people from Wicklow and Wexford who followed Fr Hore to New Orleans. I will do look-ups if you have more than a hunch that your ancestors might be among either group. Ellen -----Original Message----- From: irishfaminelady@juno.com To: irish-famine@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 1:52 pm Subject: Re: [IRISH-FAMINE] Irish Famine Museum. You may be able to research thru whatever records the quarantine island of Grosse Ile may has at present.. This was the quarantine island during the time of the famine where thousands are buried and where other members continued up the St. Lawrence to Montreal. Others came over the border, one very famous one was the Henry Ford family who settled into farming and then family went on to Detroit and into history. Recently the President of Ireland opened a famine park in Canada, I do not know if it was Montreal or Toronto. You may be able to research the name thru the National Archives in Dublin, Ireland ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-FAMINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------How does a young man cope with the loss of his parents in a fiery crash on the Carquinez Bridge in California? That's the premise of my latest novel, "The Bridge Beckons." Currently, I'm looking for an agent or publisher. If you know one that might be interested, please let me know.Paul West --------------------------------- Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase.