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*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Vermont+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Vermont | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Vermont+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Vermont | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
*Colonial settlers of Vermont generally came from [[New Hampshire Genealogy|New Hampshire]], [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]], [[New York Genealogy|New York]], [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]], and [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island]]. | |||
Colonial settlers of Vermont generally came from [[New Hampshire Genealogy|New Hampshire]], [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]], [[New York Genealogy|New York]], [[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]], and [[Rhode Island Genealogy|Rhode Island]]. During the early years of statehood until about 1808, settlers continued to come to Vermont from southern New England, but by the 1830s many Vermonters had left for developing cities in the south or for new farmlands to the west in the United States or to the north in Canada. | *During the early years of statehood until about 1808, settlers continued to come to Vermont from southern New England, but by the 1830s many Vermonters had left for developing cities in the south or for new farmlands to the west in the United States or to the north in Canada. | ||
*Before the middle of the 19th century, '''Irish''' immigrants from overseas came to build the railroads. | |||
*Canadian immigrants, especially '''French Canadians''' from Quebec province, began to come to the state before the Civil War and continued to come in large numbers in the early 1900s. | |||
*Smaller numbers of settlers came from '''Italy, Wales, Spain, and Poland''' to work in the mines, mills, and quarries of Vermont. | |||
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