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  • John Kiss
    Born in Parac, Romania on April 21, 1927. Departed from Bremen, Germany on July 27, 1937 aboard the SS Breman to Halifax. This ship was diverted to New York instead as it was unable to get into Halifax harbour. From New York, John travelled to Kitchener, Ontario (through Niagara Falls), arriving on …
  • Joseph Kiss and Maria Heber Kiss
    Joseph Kiss: Born in Sakalhaza, Romania on January 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 Kitchener …
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  • Charlotte Ossenbruggen Kleinwort
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  • Walter Martin Kleinwort
    Walter Kleinwort, 1929-1965 By Margarete (Kleinwort) Gillies At the age of 23, my father Walter Martin Kleinwort bade farewell to his parents, two brothers and two sisters from their Wedel home, located along the Elbe River a short distance west of Hamburg Germany. Although his family operated a …
  • Magdalena Lenz
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  • Antonio and Ada Leone
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  • Giuseppe Leone and M. Concetta Rossi
    The Second World War was over and there was no employment. I felt I couldn't continue to work the land; it was a miserable life! I had thought of going to work in Chile, but then I found the road to Canada and I took it. I intended to stay only a few years (maybe 4 or 5) and I told my wife not to …
  • Victor and Richard Lesage
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