Here is a little info on the ship your ancestors came over on. I'm currently trying to locate a picture that I heard exists. Eric SS CANADA The "CANADA" was built in 1865-6 by Chantier de Penhoet, St Nazaire as the "Panama" for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line). This was a 3,400 gross ton ship, length 355.4 ft x beam 43.8 ft, straight stem, two funnels, two masts, iron construction, side paddle wheel propulsion and a speed of 12 knots. She made her maiden voyage in 1866 between St Nazaire and Vera Cruz and continued on this route until 1875. She was then rebuilt to 4,054 tons and re-engined with single screw propulsion, a third mast added and renamed "CANADA". On 22nd April 1876 she started her first Havre-Plymouth-New York voyage and commenced her last sailing on this service on 15th May 1886. She then transferred to the Havre-Panama route, was re-engined in 1896 and eventually scrapped at St Nazaire in 1908. (North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.654) -----Original Message----- From: Kevin & Barbara Hanville <hanville@vivid.net> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] HABEGGER and KARLEN >I located this as well in Germans to America. It showed the following: > >Samuel Weber >Age: 44 >Occupation: Shoemaker >Arrived : May 4, 1882 >Ship: Canada >Manifest ID# 80190 >Port of Embarkation: Havre > >It also listed the following: >Madeline - Age 45 >Henri - Age 20 (Engraver) >Rosa - Age 9 >Ida - Age 7 >Marie - Age 4 > >With the Manifest ID# you can obtain a copy of the manifest from the >National Archives - see previous posting for details. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Mml45@aol.com> >To: <hanville@vivid.net>; <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 9:26 AM >Subject: Re: [SWITZ] HABEGGER and KARLEN > > >> In a message dated 3/9/00 7:35:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, >> hanville@vivid.net writes: >> >> << >> Barbara Hanville >> hanville@vivid.net >> Swissgen Volunteer >> >> >> Hi Barbara and others on the Swiss list, >> >> I have been looking but not finding the ship "Canada" that left >Le >> Harve >> April 1882 and sailed to New York. I know that Samuel Weber (of >> Trieten, Switzerland), his wife Magdalina, and 4 children; Henri, >> Rosa, Ida Caroline, & Marie were on this ship as I have the >> original ticket. I would like to look at the list of others that >> were on this ship to see if there might have been other relatives >> traveling at this time. >> Does any one have an idea where I could look for this >information >> on the Internet? >> Thank you >> Margaret >> > > >==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the >Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >