Phil Pichotta: My GGGrandparents came also in 1847 with their 6 children - they were from Schmidt & Harscheidt, near Aachen/Monshau, Germany. They also left from Antwerp, Belgium - aboard the "Ontario", and arrived in NY on 21 Sept 1847. Ship Master: Aug. D. Holmes. 216 Passengers were on board, including 8 in the cabin. My family's name was LENNARTZ (Md to LAUSCHER) - they settled in South Milwaukee and later moved to Racine County. It is possible this is the same ship. The LENNARTZ name was changed to LEONARD in the late 1800's, and was my maiden name. This information was found in "NY Passenger List 1820-1897." Hope this information will help you. Lou Bradshaw Phil Pichotta wrote: > > My great-great-grandparents Jacques Bernardy (1805-1883) and Marguerite > Senninger (1805-1885) emigrated to the US with their 4 children (Jacques, > Barbara, Nicholas, Anna) in 1847. Jacques was from Wintrange, Remich, > Luxembourg and was the son of Francis Bernardy and Marie Weber. He > apparently had 1 brother Pierre and 2 sisters, Eve and Marguerite but I > don't have any information about them. Jacques and Marguerite and family > went through Buffalo, NY and settled in Belgium, WI (north of Milwaukee). > The Buffalo route tends to indicate that they landed in New York City and > took the Erie Canal to Buffalo and then the Great Lakes to WI. I have > information that they left from Antwerp on a voyage that took 52 days. > > I reviewed the ship passenger lists for ships from Antwerp to NY in 1847 at > the US Nat. Archives but wasn't able to find their names. It is possible > that I missed the ship or couldn't read the handwriting. I believe that > there were quite a few Luxembourgers who emigrated about that time. Can > anyone tell me what ships they came on and when they landed at NY? This > might help me go back and recheck the passenger lists. Any help would be > appreciated. > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Greatest Christmas Gift Ever! > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html