Re: Great grandather...need help! Been waiting 8 years...
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Re: Great grandather...need help! Been waiting 8 years...
Alan Puromaki 8/11/11
Thanks again...I really have nothing further.He came to Canada NO later than 1912 - resided in Halifax, NS and Saint John, NB during his years here.He died in Saint John, NB on December 16, 1929, at home from a heart attack.He was a musician (accordian & piano), carpenter, general store owner and a stevedore.I do have addresses of places he lived during his years in Canada.
All of the information I have on him is via my late grandmother.My living relatives know less than I do...my grandmother had actually told us that he was from Estonia but there is nothing out there stating he was actually from there.Maybe it was lost in translation...more seems to point to him being from Finland and I believe there is a great possibility he adopted a portion of his name (maybe a completely different name altogether) upon his supposed 'illegal' voyage to Canada.My grandmother told me he ported in Halifax, NS and was hiding from the authorities (she also told me the authorities chased him out of his apartment and he had to jump down a few storeys to get free).I really don't know how much of this is certain..only going with what I do have.
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Alan Puromaki 8/11/11
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Stephanie Hansen 8/11/11
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Re: Great grandather...need help! Been waiting 8 years...
Alan Puromaki 8/11/11
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Re: Great grandather...need help! Been waiting 8 years...
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Re: Great grandather...need help! Been waiting 8 years...