Information on the Ship Quesnel

Both of the following are found in "Records of the U.S. Customs Service, 1820--ca. 1891, Record Group 36".

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/microfilm/m261.pdf
"Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-1846", Publication M-261, National Archives Library.

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/microfilm/m237.pdf
"Pamphlet Accompany Microcopy No. 237, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York 1820-97 Contents of Microcopy 237".
Roll 229: May 26-June 16, 1863 (Publication M237B)
Roll 242: June 16-July 12, 1864 (Publication M237B)
To find information, identify: Name of port of entry, name of vessel, date of arrival, and name of passenger.

Series Roll Nbr Year Month Day Frame Ship Port FHL roll
M237 229 564 1863 June 11 393 Quesnel Le Havre, France 0175585
M237 242 591 1864 June 24 244 Quesnel Liverpool, England 0175598

Go to National Archives Building - Archives I (Storage Location 20/11, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC) and review publication mumber M237B (Publication Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Rolls 201-400; Record Group Number: 36), Roll 229 or 242. See http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html and http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/download/Archives_Map.pdf

Also found at:

Allen County Public Library
Historical Genealogy Department
900 Webster, P.O. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270.
Telephone: 219-421-1225.
Holdings: indexes for 1820-1846 and 1897-1943; passenger lists for 1820-1920.



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