Thursday, March 15, 2007

 

Joseph Goldfuss from Russia, Ireland, to Philadelphia

On 28 May 1906 Joseph Goldfoot, a 15 year old boy arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by himself on the SS Haverford which left on the 17th of May 1906 from Queenstown, Ireland. Joseph listed Dublin as his last residence. He was born in Russia and was headed for an uncle, Joseph Anderson in Trenton, New Jersey. He was listed as Hebrew. Many Jewish people from Russia went through Ireland to get to the United States.

Comments: Post a Comment

<< Home

This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?