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In the early years of the Church, all faithful members were encouraged to gather to Zion. The records showing these early Saints’ faith and endurance are of great interest to their descendants. | In the early years of the Church, all faithful members were encouraged to gather to Zion. The records showing these early Saints’ faith and endurance are of great interest to their descendants. | ||
See | See [[LDS Colonization]] to learn about the history of Church settlements and colonies. | ||
By learning about an ancestor’s immigration to Zion, you may find records that provide clues to births, marriages, and deaths that occurred along the way. You may also find names of children and other relatives in these records. You may also find clues that will help you identify the family’s place of origin. | By learning about an ancestor’s immigration to Zion, you may find records that provide clues to births, marriages, and deaths that occurred along the way. You may also find names of children and other relatives in these records. You may also find clues that will help you identify the family’s place of origin. | ||
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6. Read the names of the passengers to find your ancestor. | 6. Read the names of the passengers to find your ancestor. | ||
If your ancestor did not emigrate to the United States with a Church company, | If your ancestor did not emigrate to the United States with a Church company, check the following Wiki articles for records and strategies: | ||
* | *Find the article on "Emigration and Immigration" for the nation from which he or she came and search for "LDS." | ||
* | *[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
* | *[[Tracing Immigrant Origins]]. | ||
== Indexes to Passenger Lists == | == Indexes to Passenger Lists == | ||
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[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=331055&disp=European+emigration+card+index%2C+1849%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''European Emigration Card Index, 1849–1925'']. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. (Family History Library films 298431–39). This index is also known as the Crossing the Ocean Index. It is an alphabetical card index to the Saints who crossed the ocean on their way to Zion. This index is incomplete because it focuses only on ships chartered by Church agents. The cards are filed by the head of the family or the leader of each group. The name of the ship and the date of departure from Liverpool is included. | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=331055&disp=European+emigration+card+index%2C+1849%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''European Emigration Card Index, 1849–1925'']. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. (Family History Library films 298431–39). This index is also known as the Crossing the Ocean Index. It is an alphabetical card index to the Saints who crossed the ocean on their way to Zion. This index is incomplete because it focuses only on ships chartered by Church agents. The cards are filed by the head of the family or the leader of each group. The name of the ship and the date of departure from Liverpool is included. | ||
[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'']]. This index is cited fully in | [[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|''Early Church Information File'']]. This index is cited fully in [[LDS Biographies]]. It indexes Church emigration registers that were not included in the ''European Emigration Card Index'' cited previously. | ||
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Dept. LDS Reference Unit. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=518588&disp=Scandinavian+LDS+Mission+Index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Scandinavian LDS Mission Index'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. (Family History Library fiche 6060482 [set of 344]). This indexes. | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Dept. LDS Reference Unit. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=518588&disp=Scandinavian+LDS+Mission+Index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Scandinavian LDS Mission Index'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. (Family History Library fiche 6060482 [set of 344]). This indexes. | ||
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[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=522341&disp=Passageer%2Dliste+for+udvandrerskibene+f%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Passenter-liste for Undvandrerskinbene fra Kobenhaven til Hull, 1872–1894'' [Passenger Lists of Emigrants from Copenhagen to Hull, 1872–1894]]. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. (Family History Library film 040994). Text in Danish. This record was created by the Copenhagen police of Latter-day Saint emigrants. It may show name, age, occupation, residence, and marital status. | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=522341&disp=Passageer%2Dliste+for+udvandrerskibene+f%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Passenter-liste for Undvandrerskinbene fra Kobenhaven til Hull, 1872–1894'' [Passenger Lists of Emigrants from Copenhagen to Hull, 1872–1894]]. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. (Family History Library film 040994). Text in Danish. This record was created by the Copenhagen police of Latter-day Saint emigrants. It may show name, age, occupation, residence, and marital status. | ||
== '''Worldwide LDS Ship Register (1840–1913)'''<br> | == '''Worldwide LDS Ship Register (1840–1913)'''<br> == | ||
To find microfilm numbers of passenger lists of emigrating Saints, search the following source: | To find microfilm numbers of passenger lists of emigrating Saints, search the following source: | ||
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You can also find film numbers to the Church emigration registers in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | You can also find film numbers to the Church emigration registers in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=subjecthitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=Mormons+-+Emigration+and+Immigration&presubject=Mormons+-+Emigration+and+Immigration MORMONS— EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION] <!--{12036926085310} --> | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=subjecthitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=Mormons+-+Emigration+and+Immigration&presubject=Mormons+-+Emigration+and+Immigration MORMONS— EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION] <!--{12036926085310} --> | ||
== '''Written Accounts of Voyages'''<br> | == '''Written Accounts of Voyages'''<br> == | ||
To find written accounts of voyages, check the following sources: | To find written accounts of voyages, check the following sources: | ||
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= '''Crossing the Plains''' = | = '''Crossing the Plains''' = | ||
The Church’s movement to the valley of the Great Salt Lake is the largest organized migration movement in American history spanning from 1846 until 1925. This section covers this major migration. For more information about other migration movements see the | The Church’s movement to the valley of the Great Salt Lake is the largest organized migration movement in American history spanning from 1846 until 1925. This section covers this major migration. For more information about other migration movements see the "LDS Colonization" and "LDS History" sections of this article. | ||
The following indexes list members who crossed the plains before the transcontinental railroad was completed: | The following indexes list members who crossed the plains before the transcontinental railroad was completed: | ||
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*'''''Biographies''''' of each family member and others who may have been traveling with them. | *'''''Biographies''''' of each family member and others who may have been traveling with them. | ||
*'''''Obituaries''''' of each family member and others who may have been traveling with them. | *'''''Obituaries''''' of each family member and others who may have been traveling with them. | ||
*'''''Tax records.''''' If you know where the family settled, study the tax lists and find the first year your ancestor appears. This helps identify about when he or she arrived in Utah. See | *'''''Tax records.''''' If you know where the family settled, study the tax lists and find the first year your ancestor appears. This helps identify about when he or she arrived in Utah. See [[Utah Taxation]]. <br> | ||
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''Journal History of the Church''. For important immigrant train rosters and their index see the [[Journal History of the LDS Church|Journal History]]. These rosters were compiled from primary and secondary sources. | ''Journal History of the Church''. For important immigrant train rosters and their index see the [[Journal History of the LDS Church|Journal History]]. These rosters were compiled from primary and secondary sources. | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=258445&disp=Utah+immigration+card+index%2C+1847%2D18%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847–1868'']. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. (Family History Library films 298440–42). This card file is also known as the Crossing the Plains Index. It is not complete, but indexes pioneers who crossed the plains before 10 May 1869 in LDS Church sponsored immigrant companies. The cards are listed alphabetically by the head of the family or group. They usually contain the names of other family members or traveling companions. Each card gives the name of the company, date of arrival in Salt Lake City, or the date the company roster appears in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=52638&disp=Journal+history+%28Church+of+Jesus+Chris%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Journal History''] (see | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=258445&disp=Utah+immigration+card+index%2C+1847%2D18%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847–1868'']. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. (Family History Library films 298440–42). This card file is also known as the Crossing the Plains Index. It is not complete, but indexes pioneers who crossed the plains before 10 May 1869 in LDS Church sponsored immigrant companies. The cards are listed alphabetically by the head of the family or group. They usually contain the names of other family members or traveling companions. Each card gives the name of the company, date of arrival in Salt Lake City, or the date the company roster appears in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=52638&disp=Journal+history+%28Church+of+Jesus+Chris%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Journal History''] (see [[LDS History]]). | ||
Jenson, Andrew. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=260979&disp=Index+to+the+Deseret+News%2C+weekly%2C+1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Index to the Deseret News Weekly 1850–1900'']. This indexes several immigrant rosters not available elsewhere. The full citation is in | Jenson, Andrew. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=260979&disp=Index+to+the+Deseret+News%2C+weekly%2C+1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Index to the Deseret News Weekly 1850–1900'']. This indexes several immigrant rosters not available elsewhere. The full citation is in [[LDS Newspapers]]. <!--{12036979403280} --><!--{12036979403281} --><!--{12036979403282} --><!--{12036979403283} --><!--{12036979403284} --><!--{12036979403285} --><!--{12036979403286} --><!--{12036979403287} --><!--{12036979403288} --><!--{12036979403289} --><!--{120369794032810} --><!--{120369794032811} --><!--{120369794032812} --><!--{120369794032813} --><!--{120369794032814} --><!--{120369794032815} --><!--{120369794032816} --> | ||
== '''Rosters''' <br> == | == '''Rosters''' <br> == | ||