I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy.
Seriously, this is a statement on a 1930 Declaration of Intention for the United States. The alien doesn't have to swear that he or she is not a criminal or ill. Apparently the US wants to make sure the 'evil' practice of polygamy is not brought into the US. (Little late for that, right?) Sometimes we have our priorities all out of whack in this country.
On a slightly different note, an alien (from the same Canadian family) came to the US about 1918 and was ill with tuberculosis. It appears he entered the country with tuberculosis (still working on proof) and died a year later.
By golly, send us your sick but don't send us your polygamists!
Before anyone starts in on me about polygamists - if consenting adults want to live this lifestyle and are not harming children or each other, who am I to judge.
I find it amusing that there was so much concern over this lifestyle but no statements about criminal records. "I am not a murderer nor have I ever murdered anyone or intend to murder anyone." "I have never harmed another person..."
I'd like to see a current Declaration of Intent form. Does it still have the polygamist statement?
Edited to add: I found the polygamy statement on a 1914 Dec of Intent, too.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Sloppy
Argh! The names match. That's it. The document cited is for a man born in 1867. That's a big difference from 1915. You post it and others repost it with the same citation.
On a happier note, I just downloaded my first Swedish record.. It is in Swedish (duh)!
On a happier note, I just downloaded my first Swedish record.. It is in Swedish (duh)!
Sunday, September 28, 2014
I love old newspapers!
From the Winnipeg Tribune Oct 19 1905:
It is a terrible thing to be 'ambeeshus" and to be silly enough to marry a count. Poor Miss Anna Gould had to produce three million in order to become the wife of Count Boni de Casteliane. That was in March, 1895. She had a early income of nearly a million, and he spent it all for her, and bought lots of things besides and fought duels and gave a hundred thousand dollar boar hunt for the Grand Duke Boris, and entertained the King of Portugal and started a little private harem, until he had got away with about nine million altogether.
On the top of all that he had the bad taste to make rude remarks about the Goulds, who had provided a million or two once or twice to keep things going. The noble Castellanes spoke of Anna as "bourgeoise." Finally the wife brought suit for divorce. Unless she pays debts amounting to $5,000,000 the count will refust to her the custody of their children; and the courts may decide that they cannot leave France. The children are boys, one 10, one 9, and one 4 and a half, handsome and clever; the youngest is said to be the handsomest child in Paris. His portrait has been painted by the most famous artists. This is rather remarkable as the mother is undersized, sallow and irregular of feature, while the father is small and effeminate, and yet handsome in his way, or, rather pretty. And this the last insult, to call a man pretty.
Comments???
No relation. I thought the article was interesting. In today's world would this be the cause of a lawsuit?
It is a terrible thing to be 'ambeeshus" and to be silly enough to marry a count. Poor Miss Anna Gould had to produce three million in order to become the wife of Count Boni de Casteliane. That was in March, 1895. She had a early income of nearly a million, and he spent it all for her, and bought lots of things besides and fought duels and gave a hundred thousand dollar boar hunt for the Grand Duke Boris, and entertained the King of Portugal and started a little private harem, until he had got away with about nine million altogether.
On the top of all that he had the bad taste to make rude remarks about the Goulds, who had provided a million or two once or twice to keep things going. The noble Castellanes spoke of Anna as "bourgeoise." Finally the wife brought suit for divorce. Unless she pays debts amounting to $5,000,000 the count will refust to her the custody of their children; and the courts may decide that they cannot leave France. The children are boys, one 10, one 9, and one 4 and a half, handsome and clever; the youngest is said to be the handsomest child in Paris. His portrait has been painted by the most famous artists. This is rather remarkable as the mother is undersized, sallow and irregular of feature, while the father is small and effeminate, and yet handsome in his way, or, rather pretty. And this the last insult, to call a man pretty.
Comments???
No relation. I thought the article was interesting. In today's world would this be the cause of a lawsuit?
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Leaving home...home and other tidbits
Moving to a new country would be exciting, yet difficult. Making it more difficult would be leaving an aging parent who lost her husband nine years earlier and only son six years later. Being the only surviving family member, I wonder how she could leave her mother? Her border card indicates her move was intended to be a permanent one, however, she is back in Canada by 1935 making her stay in the US less than five years which explains why I cannot find her on the 1940 census. Why did she come to the US and why did she return?
I find it interesting unmarried women are generally listed as 'spinster' on the 1935 Canadian voter list unless a specific occupation is listed. In this case Arlie is a registered nurse and is listed as such even though she is not married. Her entry does include Miss to designate her as unmarried. A few married women are listed with their first names. One has 'married woman' as her occupation.
Spinster at the 'old' age of 25. Seems strange to think of a single 25 year old woman as a spinster.
Is Canadian a race? According to the 1901 Canada census it is.
I think I need to visit Canada.
Why is it that the only child of this Canadian family who supposedly died in the US has a death record saying her birthplace is California, yet I found her baptismal record in Canada. No baptismal records for her siblings so far anywhere. I really think the person who died in the US is not the same person as our family member or the person giving the info for the death record was wrong.
If completing a form in another country and the information requested was birth place - city/town and county - would you go ahead and only put state and county? I just ran across an alien to the US who put his town and county on the form but nothing else. Good thing I already had the information.
How is it that the immigration date on census records can be so different. I can maybe understand a year or two as a difference, but ten years? Drives me crazy.
I find it interesting unmarried women are generally listed as 'spinster' on the 1935 Canadian voter list unless a specific occupation is listed. In this case Arlie is a registered nurse and is listed as such even though she is not married. Her entry does include Miss to designate her as unmarried. A few married women are listed with their first names. One has 'married woman' as her occupation.
Spinster at the 'old' age of 25. Seems strange to think of a single 25 year old woman as a spinster.
Is Canadian a race? According to the 1901 Canada census it is.
I think I need to visit Canada.
Why is it that the only child of this Canadian family who supposedly died in the US has a death record saying her birthplace is California, yet I found her baptismal record in Canada. No baptismal records for her siblings so far anywhere. I really think the person who died in the US is not the same person as our family member or the person giving the info for the death record was wrong.
If completing a form in another country and the information requested was birth place - city/town and county - would you go ahead and only put state and county? I just ran across an alien to the US who put his town and county on the form but nothing else. Good thing I already had the information.
How is it that the immigration date on census records can be so different. I can maybe understand a year or two as a difference, but ten years? Drives me crazy.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Musings
Mama died in childbirth, I think. She died in 1920 and the last baby was born in 1920. The female baby had three sisters and one brother. Daddy didn't remarry until the baby was 20 years old. Is that because the girls didn't want him to get married and it was easier to give in to them or because he never met anyone he wanted to marry until Laura came along 20 years later?
It is interesting how nothing was found to document Laura's marriage to Rupert. I finally tried searching under her supposed married name and there's my proof. I found a marrage record and a naturalization record. Bingo!
It seems a shame that one or all of the step children of Laura couldn't step up and provide her with a headstone. Their mother and father have a headstone. Laura was married to their father for nearly 24 years.
How strange to have a father who is nearly 60 when you are born. The grandfather was born nearly 100 years earlier. Seems strange. I can't imagine having a baby when I'm 60. Grandchildren are fine with me.
It is interesting how nothing was found to document Laura's marriage to Rupert. I finally tried searching under her supposed married name and there's my proof. I found a marrage record and a naturalization record. Bingo!
It seems a shame that one or all of the step children of Laura couldn't step up and provide her with a headstone. Their mother and father have a headstone. Laura was married to their father for nearly 24 years.
How strange to have a father who is nearly 60 when you are born. The grandfather was born nearly 100 years earlier. Seems strange. I can't imagine having a baby when I'm 60. Grandchildren are fine with me.
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