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|title=Maine & Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, 1837-1965
| title = United States, Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, 1873-1965
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| start_year = 1837
| start_year = 1873
| end_year = 1965
| end_year = 1965
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| NAID = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1079716 1079716][https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1077387 1077387][https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1096743 1096743]
| NAID = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1079716 1079716][https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1077387 1077387][https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1096743 1096743]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in the Collection? ==
 
This collection contains three NARA collections from Record Group 21 Records of District Courts of the United States:  
This collection contains three NARA collections from Record Group 21 Records of District Courts of the United States:  


*Southern Division of the District of Maine:Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, compiled 1912 - 1965 NAID 1079716. The collection is numerical to 1937 then alphabetical to 1965.  
*Southern Division of the District of Maine: Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, compiled 1912 - 1965 [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1079716 NAID 1079716]. The collection is numerical to 1937 then alphabetical to 1965.
*U.S.Circuit Court for the District of Maine:Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, compiled 1873 - 1911 NAID 1077387. The collection is numerical by case number.  
*U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine: Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, compiled 1873 - 1911 [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1077387 NAID 1077387]. The collection is numerical by case number.
*District of Massachusetts:Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen compiled 1909-1951   NAID 1096743.The collection is numerical by case number.
*District of Massachusetts: Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen compiled 1909-1951. [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1096743 NAID 1096743].The collection is numerical by case number.
 
The collections were filmed at the NARA Regional Facility in Waltham, Massachusetts. For the most part, the records are arranged numerically by case number and contain an assortment of details including personal information, death details, wages etc. about deceased and deserted sailors and others who worked on board ships.
 
===To Browse this Collection===
 
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== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===


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Records are arranged numerically by case number and contain an assortment of details including personal information, death details, wages etc. about deceased and deserted sailors and others who worked on board ships.  
Image:Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen (13-1340) Court Order Regading Seaman's Account DGS 100847423_61.jpg|Court Order Regarding Seaman's Account
Image:Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen (13-1340) Seaman's Account  Statement DGS 100847423_44.jpg|Statement of Seaman's Account
Image:Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen (13-1340) Seaman's Account Ledger DGS 100847423_120.jpg|Seaman's Account Ledger
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==What Can this Collection Tell Me?==
 
The records may contain any of the following information:


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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
{{Collection_Browse_Link|CID=CID2303027|title=Maine & Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, 1873-1965}}
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name of seaman  
*Name of seaman  
*Death date and place  
*Death date and place  
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*Financial statements  
*Financial statements  
*Dates of service
*Dates of service
 
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== How Do I Search the Collection?  ==
== Collection Content ==
 
=== Sample Images ===
<gallery caption="Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
Image:Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen (13-1340) Court Order Regading Seaman's Account DGS 100847423_61.jpg|Court Order Regarding Seaman's Account
Image:Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen (13-1340) Seaman's Account  Statement DGS 100847423_44.jpg|1911 Statement of Seaman's Account
Image:Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen (13-1340) Seaman's Account Ledger DGS 100847423_120.jpg|1912 Seaman's Account Ledger
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== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
*The name of the person who died
*Person's name
*The death date
*Date of death or desertion
 
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
'''View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2303027|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
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| browse_1 = ARC Number and Title
#Select the "Case Number or Last Name" category which takes you to the images.<br>
| browse_2 = Case Number or Last Name
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{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at {{FSC|2303027|item|disp=Maine & Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen, 1873-1965}}.  Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
==What Do I Do Next?==
 
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Add any new information to your records
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors.
*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct
*If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
*Continue to search the passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who may have immigrated at the same time  
*Continue to search the passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who may have immigrated at the same time.
*If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors
*If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.
 
 
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations  
*Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations.
*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records  
*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
*Search the indexes of other port cities
*Search the indexes of other port cities.
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== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
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*{{RecordSearch|2426337|Maine, Crew List Arriving at Eastport, 1949-1958}}
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== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found.  Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found.  Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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