I’ve looked up many cousins in the Ellis Island immigrant database. I’ve viewed many ship manifests. Every now and then I see something I’ve never seen before. Such was the case with the ship manifest for the Carreiro family. Luiz Carreiro, his wife Francisca Julia da Conceicao Pacheco (aka Remigio Pacheco), their five children Maria,…
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From Bresch to Breilh
I’d given up some time ago on finding my Breilh ancestors in the Ellis Island database (www.ellisislandrecords.org). I tried every variation of Breilh that I could think of. I tried first name searches as well. The family was nowhere to be found. Recently, I saw an obituary in the paper for a Lassalle. It listed…
Today is Ellis Island Family History Day
Do you have ancestors who came through Ellis Island? Today is your day 🙂 The significance of April 17th is that more immigrants passed through Ellis Island on this day than any other. The number was 11, 747. You can search for you Ellis Island ancestors by visited the Ellis Island website. For best results…