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Most residents came to Washington from other states or from Canada. (See | Most residents came to Washington from other states or crossed the border from [[Canada]]. (See [[King County, Washington#Emigration and Immigration|Seattle Passenger Lists]] for those who came from other countries.) Although few other migration records exist, try: | ||
:• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Censuses]] (use birthdates and places of children as clues)<br> | :• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Censuses]] (use birthdates and places of children as clues)<br> | ||
:• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Land and Property|Land]] (1st deed may reveal previous residence)<br> | :• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Land and Property|Land]] (1st deed may reveal previous residence)<br> | ||
:• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Death|Death-related records]] of children may give town or county of birth<br> | :• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Death|Death-related records]] of children may give town or county of birth<br> | ||
:• Records of relatives and neighbors<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for WA pages]]</noinclude> | :• Records of relatives and neighbors<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for WA pages]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 3 January 2014
Most residents came to Washington from other states or crossed the border from Canada. (See Seattle Passenger Lists for those who came from other countries.) Although few other migration records exist, try:
- • Censuses (use birthdates and places of children as clues)
- • Land (1st deed may reveal previous residence)
- • Death-related records of children may give town or county of birth
- • Records of relatives and neighbors