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From: "Dennis J. Francis" <>
Subject: Re: Immigration to Boston States.
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 13:00:03 -0500

Helen wrote:
>
> While checking into my ancestors it has been revealed that they
> immigrated from Prince Edward Island to the "Boston States". What does
> this mean?
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Here's a theory that at least seems logical:
The US is often referred to as simply "the States", everybody "knows"
that Boston is in Massachusetts, and whoever made the entry did a bit of
shorthand with Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Dennis

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