Matthew McQuiston Adams

[suzilad]

Matthew was born 6Th February 1880 in Glasserton  Wigtownshire .

He married Jessie Smith Freeman in Glasgow in 1903 .

Jessie died about 1915 and Matthew headed to America.

Trying to find out where and when he died .


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[Erato]

Declaration of intent to naturalize, Detroit, Michigan, 1925.  It even has a photo!

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01phc/

[Erato]

1941 - still in Detroit.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01phd/

[Erato]

Looks like he died in 1953

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172927630/matthew-adams

[oldohiohome]

Thanks for "Ingersoll" on the Declaration of Intention.
This is him returning in 1921 after visiting his parents

Matthew Adams b 6 February 1880, Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

emigrated to US after about 1915


SS __ of France, sailing 15 September 1921 [I think]

Declaration of Passenger to Canada
Matthew Adams, 41, single, born in Scotland, Presbyterian, occupation: hackman

object in going to Canada: home
intend to stay permanently: yes
lived here before?: yes
where: Charlotte St East [somewhere in Ontario] see image attached hopefully. maybe Ingersoll Ontario
port of previous entry: St John NB 3 February 1918
port of departure from Canada: Montreal, 8 July 1921
why did you leave Canada: visiting my parents
destination: returning home, Ingersoll? Ontario

edited to add:
ancestry says the ship's name was Empress of France

[oldohiohome]

UK Incoming passenger list
Names and descriptions of British Passengers

arriving at Liverpool, 17 July 1921, from Montreal, on the Minnedosa
Matthew Adams, 41, born Kirkcowan, Wigton, Scotland, occupation: foreman
last residence: Canada, country of intended future permanent residence: England

[oldohiohome]

US Border Crossing
Matthew Adams, 42, born in Scotland
arriving Detroit 24 May 1924, occupation: section hand, Scottish, reads English,
last permanent residence: Ingersoll
nearest relative in Canada: Friend James Adams, Charles St E, Ingersoll, Ontario
final destination: Detroit

- so the street he was headed to in 1921 would be Charles, not Charlotte. I didn't look to see if there was a Charlotte St in Ingersoll or not.

[oldohiohome]

one from the year before:

ancestry.com says this comes from the Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger Lists

Film says: Manifest Records of aliens arriving from foreign contiguous territory, arriving at Detroit, 1906 to 1951

Primary Inspection Memorandum

Matthew Adams, 42, born Wigton, Scotland, arriving Detroit
occupation: section hand
speaks English, Canadian nationality, Scottish
last permanent residence: Ingersoll, Canada
destination: Detroit
contact in Canada: James Adams, Charles St, Ingersoll
was a citizen of Scotland before becoming a citizen of Canada
never in US before
destination: Steward Patterson 5877 Trumbull Drive,
length of time he intends to stay in the US: less than six [something]
intends to become a US Citizen: no
entering by reason of offer of employment: no
in good health
5'8", dark complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, no distinguishing marks, born in Wigtown, Scotland
Seaport on landing: St John NB
date of landing: Feb 3, 1918
ship: [something] of Ireland

note at top: Refund

note in margin: C/A Det. 11-18-41 St Albans adv. amd

note on back: Trans. from Refund, May 4, 1924

-- I don't know what the notes mean.

[suzilad]

Thank you Erato and  oldohiohome  for the information on Matthew McQuiston  Adams.

The photo is a great bonus and and the resemblance to my grandfather is amazing  Matthew and he

 were 2nd cousins .



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