Rosaire Theriault Tries to Immigrate (3)
In former posts (see links) I discussed my grandfather Rosaire Theriault‘s difficult childhood as he grew up in a very large family, tried to evade the World War I draft, and then faced the Great Depression of the 1920s. After marrying my grandmother Yvonne Leger, Rosaire had tried to support his growing family through various means (legal and illegal!) and finally, in 1924, he decided to try his luck in Schenectady, N.Y.
This is an excerpt from an interview conducted in the late 1940s, in which my grandmother describes the biggest challenge they faced in trying to enter the United States of America.
Immigration Card: New Brunswick, Canada – Van Buren, U.S.A.
List or Manifest of Alien Passengers Applying for Admission
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Evelyn.. as usual such great postcards and family history!
On the manifest I notice there was also a Beatric LeBlnac and Leandre Boudreau. When I see these things I often wonder who those people were. We know they were Acadians. I hope their descendants have found such information as you have for their ancestors. Kudos!