 1927 - 1995 (68 years)
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| Name |
George SNOWDEN |
| Born |
26 Jun 1927 |
Sandwich, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Jul 1995 |
Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA [1] |
| Buried |
Milford Memorial Cemetery, Milford, Washtenaw, Michigan |
| Person ID |
I71 |
Ronald Allen Snowden Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
22 May 2009 |
| Father |
Emerson SNOWDEN, b. 13 Nov 1889, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK , d. 3 Jan 1965, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Graham MURDOCK, b. 2 Oct 1889, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK , d. 17 Jan 1941, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA (Age 51 years) |
| Married |
27 Nov 1914 |
Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| _UID |
A7FE552F710445348DD8D016B1B1B2A51BD7 |
| Notes |
- 2. Marriage Certificate - Emerson SNOWDEN & Mary KEAN(KANE), Page 39 Register Office Register Louth, Lincolnshire. Entry No 77.
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| Photos
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 | Emerson, Annie (holding George), Emerson and Andrew
Photo taken at Tashmoo Park |
 | The Snowdens, after Annie's death in 1941
Emerson, Jr., George, Emerson, Sr., and Andy
Photo was probably taken in the late 1940's--earlly 1950's |
 | Velma and Ronnie, Marge and George, and (father) Emerson
Taken at the Whitelawn Cemetery, grave of Annie Snowden
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 | The Metagama--Annie, Edward and Andrew emigrated from Scotland to the United States on this vessel, leaving Glasgow on 14 March 1923.
The steamship Metagama was a typical commercial seagoing vessel in her day. She was built by Barclay, Curie & Co. of Glasgow and launched in April, 1915, just in time to see duty as a troopship during World War I. England and Germany had been at war for nearly a year and the Canadians were already supplying troops for the war effort.
The steamer was large for its day, at just over 500 feet. She offered accommodations for 520 first-class and 1,200 third class passengers. While designed to carry both passengers and freight for her owners, the Canadian Pacific Railway Co., the Metagama may have been pressed almost immediately into service as a troop carrier.
Among the photographs we found of the Metagama was one dated Nov. 20, 1915 as she was steaming from Montreal with troops packing her decks. Since she was Canadian owned, the steamer probably belonged to the Canadian Merchant Marine of more than 100 ships. Her exact role was shrouded in wartime secrecy so it is difficult to know just who or what government controlled her. She flew the flag of England when at sea.
After the war the vessel maintained regular transatlantic passenger duties, mostly between Liverpool and St. John, New Brunswick. Between 1915 and the day the Metagama was taken out of service 16 years later, she made 151 ocean crossings.
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 | The Steamer Metagama
Annie, Edward and Andrew came to the United States aboard the Metagama, on their way to Canada.
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| Documents |
 | Metagama Passenger List
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| Family ID |
F3 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S175] Social Security Death Index.
- [S351] Family History, Shirley (Johnson) Berry.
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