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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: Oblivion on Monday 21 May 12 15:16 BST (UK)
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Hannah is my 2xG.Grandmother born 17 Jan 1833 in Mileham, Norfolk, England
She sailed from Liverpool on the SS Servia & arrived in New York 18th April 1887. I can find no further information & would really appreciate some help.
Her Daughter Jesse sailed with her & she married Bion Rayon deMott & Frank Walker & lived in Nassau.
Her Son Tomson Garner Wright arrived the following year & also lived in Nassau until he died in 1908.
She does not appear to be with them on any censuses. Her surname was Eastoe for a while.
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Are you referring to Nassau County, New York?
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Hi.
Jesse lived-
Freeport Village (Part), Nassau, New York 1900
Hempstead District 5, Nassau, New York 1910
Thomson(Thompson) lived-
Freeport Village (Part), Nassau, New York 1900
Died:Roosevelt, Nassau County, NY, USA 1909
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I did discover that some "Wrights" from Norfolk emigrated abt 1680 to Oyster Bay,Nassau County,New York & wonder if they were where Hannah & Jesse were headed.
I understand they were not well off but they had a cabin (as did Thomson) & we thought there may be a possibility that relatives had paid for their passage.
Alledgedly Hannah's husband was violent & she had to get away.
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Do you have an obituary or place of burial for her son? Those might give you clues about where she might be.
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There's a plot at Greenfield Cemetry with eight people in it but nobody knows who they are.
I'm in contact with a descendant of Thomson & it is presumed he & his wife Lucy (Huvler) are in there (she died 1963) & at least four children died before her.
Just found the plot detail-its the parents & six children :(