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… 1923 Age on Arrival: 11 Ann came to Canada on the Antonia with her family as a child in October 1923 from Switzerland. She married Konrad Mettler and raised 5 children. …
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… II, and the uncertainties of European refugee camps, Estonians arrived here to start a new life in Canada, a land of opportunity and promise, …
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… Barbara Eyles was a warbride marrying Phil Eyles. She arrived in Canada in 1946. Barbara's luggage ticket for her train …
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… at the age of twenty aboard the ship Aquitania filled with War Brides. She arrived in Halifax at Pier 21 on August 13, 1946. Then she had a five day trip to Saskatoon where she was meeting with her husband and meeting all of his family. …
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… with no skills and with language barrier. Left home country to join her husband and start a new life with hope for prosperity and a …
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… I have received a brick in honour of my uncle, Giovanni Cervoni. Here are his particulars. Arrived on 30th of April 1961 aboard the ship …
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… 16, 1898. Departed from Bremen, Germany on April 5, 1927 aboard the SS York, arriving in Halifax on April 15, 1927. Departed for Spruce Grove, Alberta and worked on a farm there for a year before going to Ontario. He lived and worked in … Joseph Kiss and Maria Heber Kiss …
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… on the ship "Aquitania", I disembarked in Halifax on May 1st, 1946. I can remember the band on shore playing "Here comes the bride". And the kind welcome we received. Canada has been good to me. Although, I was very homesick, having grown …
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… had a brother & sister-in-law in Canada but Nellie had no relatives here at that time. They immediately went to work on a farm in Ottawa, … Nellie & Bill raised & educated 5 children & have 11 grandchildren. There have never been any regrets making Canada home. …
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… on the Queen Mary in June 1946. We met in Moncton and I introduced her to my family. We had to live with them until we found a place of …