I am looking for information on these Lebanese families of New Bedford. Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated – I am helping a senior.

I hope to learn the names of the parents of Sabette Nee Joseph Married Nader died Mar 5 1940 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. wife of Antone Tony Nader. She was buried in St Mary's Cemetery in New Bedford on March 8th. She was born Sep 29 1907 in Lebanon arrival in US about 1909. She had sister Ann (Hanna or Hannie) Joseph b1916married Michael Yerid and brother Wahdiah Joseph born after 1916.

But I do not see either Sabette, Ann Hanna Hannie or their brother Wahdiah Joseph in the 1920 or any arrival records. I tried looking under misspellings of Joseph or as Youseffe.


Antone Tony Nader died June 27 1958 in New Bedford widower of Sabette but might have married again after Sabette’s death. He was born Jan 28 1895 in Lebanon and was buried in St Mary's Cemetery in New Bedford on June 30.

I see Antone and Sabette in the 1930 census together with their two eldest children Adel age 2 and Richard age 10 months in New Bedford living with Antone’s brother George born about 1902 in Lebanon and their parents

Joseph Nader born about 1871 in Lebanon and his wife Maggie born about 1880 in Lebanon.

The Nader family is in the 1920 census also in New Bedford with Maggie (Mary? Margaret?) and Antone and George

Father Joseph Nader arrived about 1907 and wife and children arrived about 1912-1913.

Thank you , Cherie