Comments for Linda Lee Graham

Comment on Crossing the Atlantic by Ed Heivilin

Ed Heivilin — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 03:13:19 +0000

My Great Grandfather was born on a ship in 1859, coming from England going to Canada. It’s hard to amassgen what my great, great grandmother went through acrossing the atlantic in the mid 1850’s and pragent.
But now I have a better idea after reading this story.

Comment on Crossing the Atlantic by Tom Rumer

Tom Rumer — Fri, 24 May 2024 23:46:06 +0000

I am looking for the same kind of original source material: Atlantic crossing, preferably from Portsmouth, England, to New York City in 1830. Any suggestions will be credited in my work when published.

Comment on Crossing the Atlantic by Tom Rumer

Tom Rumer — Fri, 24 May 2024 23:44:39 +0000

I am looking for the same kind of original source material: Atlantic crossing, preferably from Portsmouth, England, to New York City in 1830. Any suggestions would be much appreciated, and credited in my work when published.

Comment on Crossing the Atlantic by Biff

Biff — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:41:49 +0000

My ancestors came over on slave ships, that was much worse.

Comment on The Race to White in the 18th-Century West Indies by Linda Lee Graham

Linda Lee Graham — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:18:10 +0000

I’ll look into Terrell!

Comment on The Race to White in the 18th-Century West Indies by Terrell Yates

Terrell Yates — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:52:59 +0000

You should write a book about my family The Yates Family 1700-1800’s quadroons that owned Port Royal which was a big part of the slave trade I believe… Google Ambrose Nicolas Yates (Cramer by birth) which is Irish by way of South Ireland (Cork) from my history Ambrose first child which was his son Ballard James Yates born 1/14/1816 (the first Quadroon) his mother was a women A. Ezekiel.

Comment on How to Outwit a Duppy using Jamaican Spirit Lore by Radean Mckoy

Radean Mckoy — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:42:35 +0000

In reply to Nancy. If an obeah man sets a duppy on a person. Who do they remove it?

Comment on Crossing the Atlantic by Linda Lee Graham

Linda Lee Graham — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:54:18 +0000

In reply to Diana Keyes.

That may be difficult, Diana!

OliveTreeGenealogy.com states “There are no comprehensive ships passenger lists of immigrants arriving in Canada prior to 1865. Until that year, shipping companies were not required by the government to keep their passenger manifests.” But you might narrow your search if Canada recorded at the names of ships entering its waters. Also, if you haven’t yet, be sure to check contemporary newspapers for shipping news.

Good luck!

Comment on Crossing the Atlantic by Diana Keyes

Diana Keyes — Mon, 22 May 2023 22:07:01 +0000

So glad to find this site! I am trying to determine how the DeMeuron soldiers who enlisted in Malta in 1813 traveled to Canada for the War of 1812 in 1813. They fought at the Battle of Plattsburgh. I am trying to find the size of the sailboat on which they and their families traveled. It appears that only boats, with sails were available when they left Malta on May 5, 1813 bound to Gibraltar and then on to Halifax, Canada. Was there room below deck where they could sleep? Or did they stop every night at ports en route? If the latter, which ports were they? Were they ports on the north shore of Africa? There was a yellow fever plague in Gibraltar at the time so I doubt that the travelers got off the boat.

Comment on How to Outwit a Duppy using Jamaican Spirit Lore by Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:03:44 +0000

My duppy tries to destroy me daily.
Making me feel like….. As he would say…. Go kill Yourself