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Re: [TSL] Prussia>Detroit>July 1854
Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com> on 08/25/2010

BUT the Port of Detroit was an important Canada/US border crossing. It
was also important on the Great Lakes shipping industry, many came
thru Canada to the US this way.


Eliz

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:31 PM, MaryWilf <gtarbet@cogeco.ca> wrote:
> SorryI cannot help you with any details. For what its worth (FWITW), the
> 'Port of Detroit' may be a red herring and may not be the actual port of
> arrival.
>
> I suggest that your William arrives in Canada and travelled by train to
> Windsor, Ontario and the crossed the St. Clair River to Detroit, Michigan.
>
> Hopefully someone on the list can point you to mor einformation on arrivals
> in Eastern Canada.
>
> Wilf Tarbet in SW ON
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> From: "Dorothy" <djsblum@cox.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:32 PM
> Subject: [TSL] Prussia>Detroit>July 1854
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>> Subject:  Prussia>Detroit>July 1854
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>> Wilhelm (William) GROSSE Age 31, born 27 May 1823, born Prussia, entered
>> Port of Detroit July 1854, Settled in Hustisford, Dodge Co., WI.  I do not
>> know of any others travelling/arriving with Wilhelm.  Information is from
>> his Naturalization first papers filed Sept 1856 and final papers filed in
>> Sept. 1860, both in Hustisford, Dodge Co., WI.  He was Lutheran and was a
>> carpenter.  He married Wilhelmina LIERMANN 18 Oct 1858 in Hustisford,
>> Dodge Co., WI.   Later the family moved to Cuming Co., NE.
>>
>> Searching for immigration information, especially the name of the ship he
>> came on, and birth information.
>>
>> Dorothy
>>
>> djsblum@cox.net
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