Record of Jean (Johann) Meyer and his family aboard the Seine arriving in New York on Sept. 17, 1849 from the port of Le Harve, France.
Jean Meyer, age 32, male, occupation tailor, country generally belongs to – Germany
Margurerit , age 35
Marguerit, age 10
Anna , age 9
Catherine, age 8
Jean, age 6 This would be our John Meyer
Maria, age 3 In U.S. Maria usually became Mary
George, age 1 This means George was born in Alsace not New York
Voices from Long Ago 