A Register of the Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Ile in 1847 would not be of much interest to you, I guess. Ellen -----Original Message----- From: Paul West <thebridgebeckons@yahoo.com> To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Famine refugees was [IRISH-FAMINE] Irish Famine Museum. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------H ow 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. ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.