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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
'''The major port of entry to all of New England is Boston.''' See [[Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records|'''Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records''']].
=== Online Resources ===
=== Online Resources ===
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_connecticut-usa_9&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut; Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar MyHeritage]; index ($)
*'''1500s-1900s''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_connecticut-usa_9&count=50 All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($)
*'''1620-1635''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2496 New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635] at Ancestry - index & images ($)  
*'''1620-1635''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2496 New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635] at Ancestry; index & images ($)  
*'''1789-1939''' [https://research.mysticseaport.org/databases/ct-ships/ Mystic Seaport Index: Builders, Masters, and Owners] index & images
*'''1789-1939''' [https://research.mysticseaport.org/databases/ct-ships/ Mystic Seaport Index: Builders, Masters, and Owners]  
*'''1804-1959''' {{RecordSearch|3477650|Connecticut, passenger and crew lists, 1804-1959}} at FamilySearch — [[Connecticut, passenger and crew lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1804-1959''' {{RecordSearch|3477650|Connecticut, passenger and crew lists, 1804-1959}} at FamilySearch — [[Connecticut, passenger and crew lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1820-1874''' {{RecordSearch|1921756|United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1820-1874''' {{RecordSearch|1921756|United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1820-1873''' {{FSC|66154|item|disp=Copies of lists of passengers arriving at miscellaneous ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873 }} at FamilySearch, images
*'''1820-1873'''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/66154?availability=Family%20History%20Library Copies of lists of passengers arriving at miscellaneous ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873 ] at FamilySearch, images
*'''1829-1957''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20348/new-england-passenger-crew-lists?s=275764761 New England, Passenger and Crew Lists] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritge; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*'''1895-1956''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar&qevents=List United States, Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956] at MyHeritage - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*'''1911-1954''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2072112 United States, New England Passenger and Crew Lists, 1911-1954] at FamilySearch - [[United States, New England Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1911-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2072112|United States, New England Passenger and Crew Lists, 1911-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, New England Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1957-1962''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9111 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1957-1962] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1957-1962''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9111 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1957-1962] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10119/immigrant-ships-transcribers-guild?s=1&formId=istg&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.connecticut+epmo.similar Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] at MyHeritge; index only ($)
*[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1gEPDH-Y5EEmL_78yhM2a4zc81C6_yVU&ll=2.0214455198272887%2C156.72834639000985&z=3 World Passenger Lists Map]
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=united%20states%2c%20passenger%20and%20crew%20lists&datasettitle=new%20england%20passenger%20and%20crew%20lists&sid=999 United States, Passenger and Crew Lists - New England Passenger And Crew Lists] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10119/immigrant-ships-transcribers-guild?s=1&formId=istg&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.connecticut+epmo.similar Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] at MyHeritage - index only ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=united%20states%2c%20passenger%20and%20crew%20lists&state=connecticut&sid=999 United States, Passenger and Crew Lists - United States, Mystic Crew Lists] at FindMyPast; index only ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=united%20states%2c%20passenger%20and%20crew%20lists&datasettitle=new%20england%20passenger%20and%20crew%20lists&sid=999 United States, Passenger and Crew Lists - New England Passenger And Crew Lists] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=united%20states%2c%20passenger%20and%20crew%20lists&state=connecticut&sid=999 United States, Passenger and Crew Lists - United States, Mystic Crew Lists] at Findmypast - index only ($)
====Cultural Groups====
====Cultural Groups====
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49091/ British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812], e-book
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritge; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*'''1920-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritge; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritge; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-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.Connecticut+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Connecticut+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
*[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.Connecticut+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the United States] at MyHeritage - index only ($); includes those with Destination of Connecticut
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==== Passport Records Online  ====
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch — index & images
*'''1795-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1174 U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925] Index and images, at Ancestry ($)
===Offices to Contact===
Although many records are included in the online records listed above, there are other records available through these archives and offices. For example, there are many minor ports that have not yet been digitized. There are also records for more recent time periods. For privacy reasons, some records can only be accessed after providing proof that your ancestor is now deceased.
====National Archives and Records Administration====
*The [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/overview '''National Archives (NARA)'''] has immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and 1982. The records are arranged by [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html#https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html#where '''Port of Arrival (See Part 5).''']
:*You may do research in immigration records in person at the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. 
*Some [https://www.archives.gov/locations '''National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regional facilities'''] have selected immigration records; call to verify their availability or check the online Microfilm Catalog.
*Libraries with large genealogical collections, such as the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah'''] and the [https://acpl-cms.wise.oclc.org/genealogy '''Allen County Piblic Library'''] also have selected NARA microfilm publications.
:*Order copies of passenger arrival records with [https://www.archives.gov/files/forms/pdf/natf-81.pdf '''NATF Form 81'''.]
====U.S. Citizenship and and Immigration Services Genealogy Program====
The [https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy '''USCIS Genealogy Program'''] is a fee-for-service program that provides researchers with timely access to historical immigration and naturalization records of deceased immigrants. If the immigrant was born less than 100 years ago, you will also need to provide proof of his/her death.
=====Immigration Records Available=====
*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/a-files-numbered-below-8-million '''A-Files:'''] Immigrant Files, (A-Files) are the individual alien case files, which became the official file for all immigration records created or consolidated since April 1, 1944.
*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/historical-record-series/alien-registration-forms-on-microfilm-1940-1944 '''Alien Registration Forms (AR-2s):'''] Alien Registration Forms (Form AR-2) are copies of approximately 5.5 million Alien Registration Forms completed by all aliens age 14 and older, residing in or entering the United States between August 1, 1940 and March 31, 1944.
*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/registry-files-march-2-1929-march-31-1944''' Registry Files:'''] Registry Files are records, which document the creation of immigrant arrival records for persons who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924, and for whom no arrival record could later be found.
*[https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/genealogy/historical-record-series/visa-files-july-1-1924-march-31-1944'''Visa Files:'''] Visa Files are original arrival records of immigrants admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration Act of 1924.<ref>"Genealogy", at USCIS, https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy, accessed 26 March 2021.</ref>
=====Requesting a Record=====
*[https://genealogy.uscis.dhs.gov/ '''Web Request Page'''] allows you to request a records, pay fees, and upload supporting documents (proof of death).
*[https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy/genealogical-records-help/record-requests-frequently-asked-questions '''Record Requests Frequently Asked Questions''']
==Finding Town of Origin==
Records in the countries emigrated from are kept on the local level. You must first identify the '''name of the town''' where your ancestors lived to access those records. If you do not yet know the name of the town of your ancestor's birth, there are well-known strategies for a thorough hunt for it.
*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']]


==Background==
==Background==
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*'''French-Canadian''' immigration began after the Civil War and continued through the rest of the nineteenth century.  
*'''French-Canadian''' immigration began after the Civil War and continued through the rest of the nineteenth century.  
*Late in the century most immigrants came from the '''southern and eastern countries of Europe, including Italy, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.'''  
*Late in the century most immigrants came from the '''southern and eastern countries of Europe, including Italy, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.'''  
==Immigration Records==
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another.  Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]]
===What can I find in them?===
====[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]====
*'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''.  The names of wives and children were often not included. 
*'''1820-1891''' - Customs Passenger Lists between 1820 and 1891 asked for '''each immigrant’s name, their age, their sex, their occupation, and their country of origin''', but not the city or town of origin.
*'''1891-1954''' - Information given on passenger lists from 1891 to 1954 included:
**name, age, sex,
**nationality, occupation, marital status,
**last residence, final destination in the U.S.,
**whether they had been to the U.S. before (and if so, when, where and how long),
**if joining a relative, who this person was, where they lived, and their relationship,
**whether able to read and write,
**whether in possession of a train ticket to their final destination, who paid for the passage,
**amount of money the immigrant had in their possession,
**whether the passenger had ever been in prison, a poorhouse, or in an institution for the insane,
**whether the passenger was a polygamist,
**and immigrant's state of health.
*'''1906--'''  - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included.
====[[Connecticut Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]]  ====
Over the years, passports and passport applications contained different amounts of information about the passport applicant. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. These usually contained the individual's name, description of individual, and age. More information was required on later passport applications, such as:
*Birthplace 
*Birth date
*Naturalization information
*Arrival information, if foreign born
==In-country Migration==
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/537/nehgs-nexus-new-england-across-the-united-states NEHGS NEXUS: New England Across the United States] at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
=== Connecticut Migration Routes ===
{| style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"
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<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Atlantic Coast Ports]]</li>
    <li>[[King's Highway|Boston Post Road or King's Highway ]]</li>
    <li>[[Connecticut River Valley]]</li>
    <li>[[Farmington River Valley]]</li>
    <li>[[Housatonic Valley]]</li>
    <li>[[Catskill Road]]</li>
    <li>[[Connecticut Turnpike]]</li>
    <li>[[Greenwood Road]]</li>
    <li>[[King's Highway|King's Highway or Boston Post Road]]</li>
    <li>[[Long Island Sound]]</li>
    <li>[[New Haven and Milford Turnpike]]</li>
    <li>[[New London and Lyme Turnpike]]</li>
    <li>[[Old Connecticut Path]]</li>
    <li>[[Pequot Path]]</li>
    <li>[[Philipstown Turnpike]]</li>
</ul>
|}
==For Further Reading==
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog:
*{{FSC|United States, Connecticut - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=945704333|disp=United States, Connecticut - Emigration and immigration}}
*{{FSC|United States, Connecticut - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=318809370|disp=United States, Connecticut - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}}
*{{FSC|United States, Connecticut - Minorities|subject|subject-id=712581498|disp=United States, Connecticut - Minorities}}
==References==
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  • Colonial settlers of Connecticut generally came from Great Britain and neighboring New England states.
  • Many Irish and German immigrants began coming in the late 1840s.
  • French-Canadian immigration began after the Civil War and continued through the rest of the nineteenth century.
  • Late in the century most immigrants came from the southern and eastern countries of Europe, including Italy, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.

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