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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. | ||
= '''Crossing the Ocean''' = | === '''Crossing the Ocean''' === | ||
If your ancestor traveled across the ocean to the United States with a Church company, follow these steps: | ==== Mormon Migration (website)<br> ==== | ||
[http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/index.php Mormon Migration], a website hosted by the Harold B. Lee Library of BYU, is perhaps the most comprehensive sourse for finding information about Mormon companies and individuals crossing the ocean. It provides a place for historical and genealogical research into the world-wide migration records and history about the 19th and 20th century movement of thousands of immigrants from many nations who are part of the membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It brings together passenger lists, journals and other historical sources relating to the journey, as well as an extensive bibliograhy. Many of the sources cited below are contained on this website.<br> | |||
==== Microfilm search strategy ==== | |||
If your ancestor traveled across the ocean to the United States with a Church company, follow these steps to locate microfilmed materials: | |||
1. Use the indexes listed in "Indexes to Passenger Lists," below, to find out the voyage on which an ancestor came. | 1. Use the indexes listed in "Indexes to Passenger Lists," below, to find out the voyage on which an ancestor came. | ||
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*[[Tracing Immigrant Origins]]. | *[[Tracing Immigrant Origins]]. | ||
== Indexes to Passenger Lists == | ==== Indexes to Passenger Lists ==== | ||
To find the voyage of Church members who emigrated to the United States, try the following sources: | To find the voyage of Church members who emigrated to the United States, try the following sources: | ||
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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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[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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Jenson, Andrew. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=302564&disp=History+of+the+Scandinavian+Mission%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''History of the Scandinavian Mission'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1927. (Family History Library book 948 K2j; film 896938 item 2; fiche 6030136). This history gives accounts of voyages and the adventures while crossing the ocean. It includes detailed descriptions of many Church-chartered ships embarking from England between 1852 to 1890. Check the index to see if your ancestor’s ship is listed. The accounts include the Saints’ journeys across the plains to Utah. | Jenson, Andrew. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=302564&disp=History+of+the+Scandinavian+Mission%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''History of the Scandinavian Mission'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1927. (Family History Library book 948 K2j; film 896938 item 2; fiche 6030136). This history gives accounts of voyages and the adventures while crossing the ocean. It includes detailed descriptions of many Church-chartered ships embarking from England between 1852 to 1890. Check the index to see if your ancestor’s ship is listed. The accounts include the Saints’ journeys across the plains to Utah. | ||
= '''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. See also [[Mormon Trail]] and [[Handcart Pioneers]]. For more information about other migration movements see [[LDS Colonization]] and [[LDS History]]. | 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. See also [[Mormon Trail]] and [[Handcart Pioneers]]. For more information about other migration movements see [[LDS Colonization]] and [[LDS History]]. | ||
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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: | ||
== '''Indexes to Pioneer Companies (1847–1869)'''<br> == | ==== '''Indexes to Pioneer Companies (1847–1869)'''<br> ==== | ||
[[Image:Sites Along the Mormon Trail.png|thumb]]The [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868] is the Internet version of Melvin L. Bashore's ''Crossing the Plains Index Database''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1998-. The Historical Department—Church Library is adding information from many recently discovered rosters and other sources to this database. Each entry gives the pioneer’s name, age, sex, and the year he or she came and the name of the pioneer company. It sometimes includes birth, death, or other identifying information. This is an attempt to correct and expand previous indexes. This database has the following searches: | [[Image:Sites Along the Mormon Trail.png|thumb]]The [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868] is the Internet version of Melvin L. Bashore's ''Crossing the Plains Index Database''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1998-. The Historical Department—Church Library is adding information from many recently discovered rosters and other sources to this database. Each entry gives the pioneer’s name, age, sex, and the year he or she came and the name of the pioneer company. It sometimes includes birth, death, or other identifying information. This is an attempt to correct and expand previous indexes. This database has the following searches: | ||
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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} --> | 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> ==== | ||
A roster is a list of people who were in the same pioneer company as they crossed the plains. | A roster is a list of people who were in the same pioneer company as they crossed the plains. | ||
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Department. ''Church Emigration'', 1831–1881. [Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 199-?] This is available in the [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/archives/0,15481,3940-1-2058,00.html Historical Department—Archive Search Room]. The information was taken from the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=73388&disp=Millennial+star%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Millennial Star'']and 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'']. <!--{12036924737810} --><!--{12036924737811} --><!--{12036924737812} --> | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Department. ''Church Emigration'', 1831–1881. [Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 199-?] This is available in the [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/archives/0,15481,3940-1-2058,00.html Historical Department—Archive Search Room]. The information was taken from the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=73388&disp=Millennial+star%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Millennial Star'']and 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'']. <!--{12036924737810} --><!--{12036924737811} --><!--{12036924737812} --> | ||
== '''Written Accounts of the Journey'''<br> == | ==== '''Written Accounts of the Journey'''<br> ==== | ||
To find written accounts of the journey across the plains see: | To find written accounts of the journey across the plains see: | ||
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Also check [[LDS Biographies]] and [[LDS Genealogy]] for more sources that may have accounts of the journey. <!--{12036939371560} --><!--{12036939371561} --> | Also check [[LDS Biographies]] and [[LDS Genealogy]] for more sources that may have accounts of the journey. <!--{12036939371560} --><!--{12036939371561} --> | ||
== '''The Pioneer Trail''' == | ==== '''The Pioneer Trail''' ==== | ||
{{Wikipedia|Mormon Trail}}The following books and Internet sites also good places to find trail maps, histories, and other information:<br><br> | {{Wikipedia|Mormon Trail}}The following books and Internet sites also good places to find trail maps, histories, and other information:<br><br> | ||
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"[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon - California Trails Association]." In Calcite Rocky Mountain College [Internet site]. Independence, Missouri: OCTA, 28 June 1999 [cited 21 February 2008]. Available at http://www.octa-trails.org/. Includes Mormon trail maps, photos, site descriptions, and diary quotations. For an index of overland trail documents try <u>http://</u>[http://www.paper-trail.org/search.asp <u>www.paper-trail.org/search.asp</u>].<br><!--{12082106933120} --><!--{12082106933121} --><!--{12082106933122} --><!--{12082106933123} --><!--{12082106933124} --> | "[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon - California Trails Association]." In Calcite Rocky Mountain College [Internet site]. Independence, Missouri: OCTA, 28 June 1999 [cited 21 February 2008]. Available at http://www.octa-trails.org/. Includes Mormon trail maps, photos, site descriptions, and diary quotations. For an index of overland trail documents try <u>http://</u>[http://www.paper-trail.org/search.asp <u>www.paper-trail.org/search.asp</u>].<br><!--{12082106933120} --><!--{12082106933121} --><!--{12082106933122} --><!--{12082106933123} --><!--{12082106933124} --> | ||
== '''Deaths Along the Trail''' == | ==== '''Deaths Along the Trail''' ==== | ||
A complete list of all Saints who died crossing the plains does not exist as explained in: | A complete list of all Saints who died crossing the plains does not exist as explained in: | ||