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US Immigration Passenger List — Donald E. and Helen M. Ponceby, S.S. Santa Rosa, 1957
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 suggests Helen M. as a likely second wife, as his first wife Catherine Mackie Horne died in 1927.
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- ship name
- S.S. Santa Rosa
- arrival date
- 23 January 1957
- arrival port
- Port of New York, New York, USA
- departure port
- New York, New York, USA
- donald name as recorded
- PONCEBY, Donald E.
- donald place of birth as recorded
- MASS.
- donald list line
- 7
- helen name as recorded
- PONCEBY, Helen M.
- helen place of birth as recorded
- OHIO
- helen list line
- 8
- travel context
- First-class return cruise on S.S. Santa Rosa, New York to Caribbean and back
Voyage
- Ship Name
- S.S. Santa Rosa
- Arrival Date
- 23 January 1957
- Arrival Port
- Port of New York, New York, USA
- Departure Port
- New York, New York, USA
Other details
- Donald Name As Recorded
- PONCEBY, Donald E.
- Donald Place Of Birth As Recorded
- MASS.
- Donald List Line
- 7
- Helen Name As Recorded
- PONCEBY, Helen M.
- Helen Place Of Birth As Recorded
- OHIO
- Helen List Line
- 8
- Travel Context
- First-class return cruise on S.S. Santa Rosa, New York to Caribbean and back
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- Typed manifest; clearly legible. "MASS." and "OHIO" are U.S. passport place-of-birth indicators, not necessarily current addresses.
- The S.S. Santa Rosa was a Grace Line ship on the New York–Caribbean–South America route; a 12-day absence (Jan 11–23) is consistent with a Caribbean cruise.
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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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- Port of New York, New York, USA
Details
Record details
- form
- Form I-418, U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
- list number
- THREE
- ship
- S.S. Santa Rosa
- departed
- New York, 11 January 1957
- arrived
- Port of New York, 23 January 1957
- class
- FIRST
- pages
- 1
- original download file
- 05_raw/pdfs/immigration-passenger-list-donald-helen-ponceby-1957-original-with-citation.pdf
- familysearch image number
- 1056 of 1446
- familysearch image group
- 007266853
- familysearch url
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94P-2L2N?view=index
Notes
Archive notes
- Page 2 of the original download is a FamilySearch citation page; stripped from repository file. Original 2-page download preserved at 05_raw/pdfs/immigration-passenger-list-donald-helen-ponceby-1957-original-with-citation.pdf.
- Donald E. Ponceby with a Massachusetts connection strongly matches Donald Edwin Ponceby (born 28 August 1902, Boston, Massachusetts) — the only Ponceby with a documented MA link. In 1957 Donald Edwin would be 54–55 years old.
- Helen M. Ponceby (Ohio) does not appear in any other archive record. She is likely Donald Edwin Ponceby's second wife, married after Catherine Mackie Horne's death on 7 May 1927.
- An Ohio association for Helen is potentially significant: Gordon Francis Ponceby (Donald's son) and Shirley Jean Armstrong were based in Ohio, and Shirley was born in Bowling Green, Ohio. Helen may have had independent Ohio roots or the Ohio address may reflect time spent with Gordon's family.
- No event record created yet pending review. A possible second-marriage event for Donald Edwin Ponceby should be created once Helen's identity and marriage date are established.
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