Every one! This is a great site for information on the ships our ancestors came over on. The Ships List Home Page http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/swig/ -----Original Message----- From: Mel Schwartz <schwartz@jps.net> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, March 09, 2000 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Eric's Ship Information >Eric, > >I too, as I am sure others on the list, would love to know where and how you got >your information? My immigrating ancestor Benedict Baumgartner & family arrived on >the ship "George" from Harve to NY in 1848, I have been told, but I haven't found >even the ship, let alone the passenger list. Any help would be gratefully >appreciated. > >Regards, >Mel Schwartz <schwartz@jps.net> >Orangevale, CA > >Researching the names of SCHWARTZ, BAUMGARTNER, HENDRICKS, TERRY, >EVANS, and DAGGY. Also researching the Hawaiian names of BELL, TODD, >LEWIS, KALEIMAMAHU, KIHEI, KIPIKANE, and KUMANO. >See our "home page" at http://www.jps.net/schwartz/ > >jowin@ix.netcom.com wrote: > >> I wonder, Eric, if you are able to find information about another >> ship--similar to that you found on the CANADA. This is the ST. BERNHARD, >> which sailed from Antwerp and Bremen to New York and arrived in NY on May >> 16, 1864. My MUSTER family [spelled MUESTER] are listed as passengers in >> Filby's. >> >> Thanks much. >> >> Judy >> >> Eric Kammermann wrote: >> > >> > 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 >> > > >> > > >> > >> > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >> > Resource Site >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw >> >> ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >> Support RootsWeb! 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