Martha Elizabeth Derby

Cultural Exchange: An Irish & a Canadian in Puerto Rico [Part 2]

Canada, Henrietta Jost, Martha Elizabeth Derby, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Puerto Rico / By

We were able to learn a lot about Martha Elizabeth Derby but what about Stuart Burns? Who was he and what can we learn more about him? We do know that Stuart and Martha E. left Puerto Rico together in the year 1911 and arrived to New York on the 23rd of March, 1911 by …

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Cultural Exchange: An Irish & a Canadian in Puerto Rico [Part 1]

Cookstown, County Tyrone, Irish, Martha Elizabeth Derby, Mary Elizabeth Lytle, Northern Ireland, Philadelphia, Puerto Rico / By

It’s interesting to see who has lived on the island of Puerto Rico and their lives there. Not everyone that moved to the island stayed, some would hop over to another Caribbean islands, while others (especially in more recent years) would decide to move to the United States to find new opportunities. In an attempt …

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