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SS Maas


Rotterdam, Netherlands to New York
1 January 1877
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, E. M. Chevalier, Master of the Maas do solemnly, sincerely, andtruly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection Districtof New York, is a full and perfect List of all the Passengers taken onboard of the said S. S. at Rotterdam from which Port said S.S. has now arrived; and that on the said List is trulydesignated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of the said Passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, thecountry to which each belongs, and also the country of which it is intendedby each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly setsforth the number of said Passengers who have died on said voyage, and thenames and ages of those who have died. So help me, God. E. M. Chevalier, Master
Sworn to this 1 January 1877, before me (signature cannot be read).
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the S.S. Maaswhereof E. M. Chevalier is Master, from Rotterdam burthen * tons.
Columns represent: given name, surname, age, sex, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, and the accommodation.
 1* Mrs. C. K. Cole     ??       F               America  New York      1st Cabin
 2* Wilh. Hartmann      ??       M               Germany  New York      2nd Cabin
 3  W. Rahr             22       M               America  Wisconsin     2nd Cabin
 4  J. Soeber           26       M               America  New York      2nd Cabin
 5  Anna Soeber         24       F               America  New York      2nd Cabin
 6  Louisa Geisfler     30       F               Germany  New York      2nd Cabin
 7  Englebert Geisfler  11       M               Germany  New York      2nd Cabin
 8  Carl Geisfler        5       M               Germany  New York      2nd Cabin
 9* Laurint Geisfler     2       F               Germany  New York      2nd Cabin
10  C. S. Diefenthal    28       M               America  New York      2nd Cabin
11  Lina Diefenthal     28       F               America  New York      2nd Cabin
12  Eduard Diefenthal      10 m  M               America  New York      2nd Cabin
13* M. George           ?9       M               Germany  Washington    2nd Cabin
14  Ernst Dreher        37       M               America  New York      2nd Cabin
15  J. Pfitzer          26       M  Salesman     Germany  Ohio          Steerage
16  C. Schneider        25       M               Germany  Ohio          Steerage
17  H. Weinkoff         34       M               Germany  New York      Steerage
18  Friedr. Leiner      28       M               Germany  Ohio          Steerage
19  Z. Stucky           36       M               Germany  New York      Steerage
20  Fr. Modar           35       M  Stonecutter  Germany  Virginia      Steerage
21  Cath. Modar         28       F               Germany  Virginia      Steerage
22  Elise Modar          5       F               Germany  Virginia      Steerage
23  Lina Modar           4       F               Germany  Virginia      Steerage
24  Fritz Modar          3       M               Germany  Virginia      Steerage
25  Cath. Modar             4 m  F               Germany  Virginia      Steerage
26  Fr. Mack            23       M               Germany  Pennsylvania  Steerage
27  A. Zerrmann         37       M               Germany  New York      Steerage
28  H. Scherrer         39       M  Labourer     Germany  New York      Steerage
29  Elise Scherrer      38       F               Germany  New York      Steerage
30  Conrad Scherrer      8       M               Germany  New York      Steerage
31  Jacob Scherrer       6       M               Germany  New York      Steerage
32  Nic Scherrer         5       M               Germany  New York      Steerage
33  Carolina Scherrer       7 m  F               Germany  New York      Steerage
34  Frans Berger        30       M               Germany  New York      2nd Cabin      

Transcriber's Notes:

There were no births or deaths on this passage.
The use of a ? indicates a word or letters that could not be read due 
to the quality of the original document.
The use of a * indicates an ommission, or an error made by the original recorder.
*  The burthen in tons was not given.
*  The occupations of most passengers were not given.

Passenger Notes:
 1  Cole and 2 Hartmann - The age was not readable. It might have been an     
abbreviation for adult. 9  Laurint Geisfler - America was crossed out and Germany was added.
13  M. George - The first numeral of the age was not readable. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 407.
Contributed and transcribed by Eileen Matthew a Member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
18 July 2001



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