From: "Daniel Stieger" <daniel_stie...@bluewin.ch>
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Subject: Re: Joseph L�chinger emigrated to the U.S. in 1848
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 09:24:30 +0200
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Hi Cathy

Many thanks for your help.

Lechinger is close to 'L�chinger' / 'Luechinger'. However, In Eichenwies / 
Oberriet there was no tradition in making cigars. Josef used to be a 
landlord in Switzerland.

Joseph was quite well situated. Before he emigrated he sold a very big 
house.

Best regards,
Dani



"Huntersglenn" <huntersgl...@cox.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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> Dani,
>
> In the 1850 Federal Census for the town of Milford, county of Bucks, 
> Pennsylvania, there is a Joseph Lechinger, aged 54, born Switzerland, 
> living in what might be a boarding house.  He's a 'segarmaker', which I 
> guess means 'cigarmaker'.  I know that the age is slightly off, but it's 
> probable that he did not give that information to the census taker, but 
> that one of the other people living in the building provided that 
> information.
> Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Milford, Bucks, Pennsylvania; 
> Roll: M432_759; Page: 139;
>
> I can't find Joseph in the immigration databases at Ancestry.com, nor at 
> the Castle Garden web site (Castle Garden pre-dates Ellis Island).  I used 
> several different spelling variations of the surname, but no luck. Maybe 
> someone else will have better luck finding Joseph.  Another possibility is 
> that Joseph went to Canada first, and then into the U.S. A lot of times, 
> it was cheaper to sail to a Canadian port than to one in the U.S.  One of 
> my husband's English relatives came to the U.S. via Montreal, Quebec 
> because it was cheaper.
>
> Good luck with your search,
> Cathy
>