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  • The Sydney C. Low Family
    Our family landed at Pier 21 on the Aquitania in December, 1948. There were four of us, my mother and father, my little sister Tina, age 3 and myself, age 10. We had no idea what the future held for us, only that Dad wanted to get us out of England in case there was another war. Dad served in the …
  • Bert and Tiena Lubberts Family
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  • Vincenzo and Teresa Luca
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  • The Eusebius Luiken Family
    We came from Oldemarkt, Holland, but sailed from Le Havre on February 12, 1949 on the S.S Samaria. The family consisted of: Eisebius, age 48, Catharina, age 43. The children were: Nicolaas J. 19, Hendrikus 17, Anna Marie 16, Eisebius A. 14, Jacobus 12, Euphemia 11, Batholemeus 10, Nicolaas B. 8, …
  • Ottavio Alba Gabe Max Caranfa
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  • Caranguejeira Pioneers
    Six young men from a village in Portugal called Caranguejeira decided to embark to a distant and unknown land called Canada with the objective and great courage of starting a new life. They are: Manuel Rodrigues, Martinho de São José, Jaime Teotónio, Manuel Brígido, Faustino Gaspar and Luís …
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  • Bruno Vettese and Franca Carcone
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