Ref: US Immigration Passenger List — Donald E. and Helen M. Ponceby, S.S. Santa Rosa, 1957
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US immigration passenger manifest for the S.S. Santa Rosa arriving New York 23 January 1957, listing Donald E. Ponceby (Massachusetts) on line 7 and Helen M. Ponceby (Ohio) on line 8 as first-class passengers returning from a ~12-day cruise departing New York 11 January 1957. Identifies Donald E. Ponceby as alive in 1957 and records Helen M. Ponceby as a same-list passenger, while leaving Helen's identity, spouse status, and marriage sequence unresolved.
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US immigration passenger manifest for the S.S. Santa Rosa arriving New York 23 January 1957, listing Donald E. Ponceby (Massachusetts) on line 7 and Helen M. Ponceby (Ohio) on line 8 as first-class passengers returning from a ~12-day cruise departing New York 11 January 1957. Identifies Donald E. Ponceby as alive in 1957 and records Helen M. Ponceby as a same-list passenger, while leaving Helen's identity, spouse status, and marriage sequence unresolved.
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Source type: US immigration passenger manifest (manual transcription) Original filename: Donald and Helen Ponceby immigration 1957.pdf Form: Form I-418, United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service List No.: THREE Ship: S.S. Santa Rosa Departed: New York, 11 January 1957 Arrived: Port of New York, 23 January 1957 Class: FIRST FamilySearch citation (from stripped page 2): "New York, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94P-2L2N?view=index : Apr 13, 2026), image 1056 of 1446; United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Image Group Number: 007266853 --- PONCEBY ENTRIES (List No. THREE, lines 7-8) --- Line 7: PONCEBY, Donald E. U.S. Passport No. / Place of Birth: MASS. [Massachusetts] Line 8: PONCEBY, Helen M. U.S. Passport No. / Place of Birth: OHIO Other passengers on this list (partial, for context): Line 1: ODIERWA, Edward — NEW YORK Line 2: OWEN, Claude W. — MD. Lines 3-4: PALMER, Stephen T. / Roberta — PENNA. Lines 5-6: PEARCE, Ralph E. / Isabel — NEW JERSEY / PENNA. Line 9: PORTUGAIS, Dorothy — RUSSIA [handwritten annotation: "d."] Line 10-11: ROBSON, Douglas / Jane — NEW YORK Lines 12-13: RODGERS, Thomas E. / Charlotte — NEW YORK / PENNA. Lines 14-15: ROSENBERG, Bernard A. / Marie — RUSSIA [annotations: "U.S. NYC" / "Imm.man. 1941"] Lines 16-17: ROSLOFF, Carl / Leona — POLAND / NEW YORK [annotation "d."] Lines 18-19: RUECKL, John K. / Betty L. — AUSTRIA / INDIANA Lines 20-22: SALLADE, Clarence / Mildred / Sandra — PENNA. Lines 23-24: SELMAN, Robert / Anne — NEW YORK Line 25: NOT USED [with handwritten notation "325 M"] Transcription notes: - The S.S. Santa Rosa was a Grace Line passenger-cargo ship that operated Caribbean and South American routes from New York. A round trip departing Jan 11 and returning Jan 23, 1957 is consistent with a ~12-day Caribbean cruise itinerary. - "MASS." and "OHIO" in column 3 are U.S. Passport place-of-birth / residence indicators rather than exact addresses. Donald E. Ponceby's Massachusetts association is consistent with Donald Edwin Ponceby (born 28 August 1902, Boston, Massachusetts). - "Helen M. Ponceby" from Ohio does not appear in existing archive records. If this is Donald Edwin Ponceby's second wife (first wife Catherine Mackie Horne died 7 May 1927, Edson, Alberta), the Ohio association is noteworthy given Gordon Francis Ponceby and Shirley Jean Armstrong's documented presence in Ohio in later records. - Handwritten annotations on the Rosenberg and Portugais lines suggest INS processing notes; not relevant to the Ponceby entry. Image file location: 05_raw/pdfs/immigration-passenger-list-donald-helen-ponceby-1957.pdf
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