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| The major port of entry to New England is Boston. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for Boston from 1820 to March 1874 and 1883 to 1943 (listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS, SUFFOLK, BOSTON - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION). The following indexes are also available: | | The major port of entry for immigrants who settled in New England is Boston. Other ports of entry include New York and Canadian ports. The article [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to this country. These sources include many references to people who settled in Maine. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, research strategies, and additional record types that may be used to identify an immigrant’s original hometown. |
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| '''1820-1874.''' These years are indexed in United States, Bureau of Customs, ''A Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic & Gulf Coast Ports (excluding New York) 1820-1874'' (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Records Services, 1960; Family History Library {{FHL|67478|title-id|disp=films 418161-348}}).
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| '''1848-1891'''. These years are indexed in United States, Bureau of Customs, ''Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1820-1891: with index 1848-1891'' (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Record Service, 1959-1960; on 397 Family History Library {{FHL|70879|title-id|disp=films starting at 205656}}).
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| '''1902-1940'''. These years are indexed in the United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service, ''Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Jan. 1, 1902-Dec. 31, 1920; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Aug. 1, 1891-1935; Book indexes to Boston Passenger Lists, 1899-1940,'' National Archives Microfilm Publications (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1944-1945, 1956; on 597 Family History Library {{FHL|341169|title-id|disp=films starting at 1724620}}).
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| The Massachusetts State Archives also has Boston passenger lists for 1848 to 1891. This collection includes records for the nine years missing from the National Archives records (1874-1883). The Family History Library does not have lists for the years 1874 to 1883.
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| === Canadian Border Crossing Records === | | === Canadian Border Crossing Records === |