Anyone have info on Lenfestey Family from Channel Islands?

Question

Abraham Alfred "Fred" Lenfestey b. Guernsey Island circa 1848 d. 1914 Jonesport, Maine, United States

Answer 1

1910 US Census: Jonesport, Washington Co., Maine:

Lenfestey, Jacob Abraham A., 62, first marriage; m 23 years; b French Isle Guernsey England, father born Island of Guernsey, England... naturalized, gen. farmer...

- Sylvia E., wife, 52, second marriage; m 23 years; self and parents born Maine

- Chester A., son, 18

- Charles M., son , 16

- Ewart G., son, 11

McDonald Angus, servant, 50

Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Jonesport, Washington, Maine; Roll: T624_547; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0291; FHL microfilm: 1374560

Description

Enumeration District: 0291; Description: Jonesport Town

Source Information

 

Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

 

 

Comments

1900 US Census Jonesport, Washington, Maine:

Lenfestey, Alread, b mar 1849, 41 [sic; should be 51], m14 years, born England, emigrated 1863... farmer..

-, Sylvia E., wife, b Mar 1859, 41, m14 years; 7 births, 6 living, b Maine

-, Sarah E., dau, b May 1888, 12

-, Jennie E., dau, b Jun 1898, 9

- Chester A., son, b Nov 1891, 8

- Chas. M., son, b Apr 1894, 6

- Ewart, son, b June 1898, 1

Kelley, Anson, son [step son?], b Mar 1884, 15

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Name:	Abraham Lenfestey
Arrival Date:	31 May 1867
Birth Date:	abt 1836
Age:	31
Gender:	Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality:	English
Place of Origin:	England
Port of Departure:	Le Havre, France and London, England
Destination:	New York
Port of Arrival:	New York, New York
Ship Name:	Bellona

 

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You.list an arrival date. Do you know the point of entry?

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It says New York.

Answer 2

There appear to be 144 in 1861, What would you like to knw?

Comments

Abraham Alfred Lenfestey  born about 1848 Guernsey Channel Islands. Any information on his migration dates. He was a naturalized citizen in 1892. Any information on his migration or family in Guernsey would be appreciated.

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Lori, the immigration record is just above.