How can I trace someone who went to France to board a ship to the US?

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bring
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How can I trace someone who went to France to board a ship to the US?

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My great grandfather went to France from Italy (possibly Peidmont) and board a French ship to the US (possibly Philadelphia PA). How can I find Italian passengers list from a French ship in 1859/1860?
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Re: How can I trace someone who went to France to board a ship to the US?

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In the section of this forum called Italian Geneaology, I posted some info in the "origins of Rocky Marciano" thread about Italians who entered the USA illegally on merchant ships from France. But this was during the time of mass immigration between 1905 and 1921, which is considerably later than 1859/1860. You might get some clues, however, from reading the thread.
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