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| | link5=[[American Samoa Colonial Records|Colonial Records]] | | | link5=[[American Samoa Colonial Records|Colonial Records]] |
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| ==European Colonization (18th century- 20th century)== | | ==European Colonization (18th century- 20th century)== |
| European contact with the Samoan Islands began in the 18th century with Dutch and French explorers. In the 1830s British missionaries from the Cook Islands and Tahiti came to the Samoan Islands. During the 19th century, the islands became frequent stopping places for French, British, German, and United States ships. In 1899, during the Tripartite Convention, the islands were partitioned and divided between Germany and the United States.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa, accessed 11 March 2020.</ref> | | European contact with the Samoan Islands began in the 18th century with Dutch and French explorers. In the 1830s British missionaries from the Cook Islands and Tahiti came to the Samoan Islands. During the 19th century, the islands became frequent stopping places for French, British, German, and United States ships. In 1899, during the Tripartite Convention, the islands were partitioned and divided between Germany and the United States.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa, accessed 11 March 2020.</ref> |
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| | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Who is in the records''' | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Who is in the records''' |
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| | {{RecordSearch|3438751|American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930}} at FamilySearch — index and images | | | {{RecordSearch|3438751|American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930}} at FamilySearch — index & images |
| | 1850-1930 | | | 1850-1930 |
| | Birth, marriage, and death | | | Birth, marriage, and death |
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| | American Samoans | | | American Samoans |
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| | {{RecordSearch|2355804|American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965}} at FamilySearch — index and images | | | {{RecordSearch|2355804|American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965}} at FamilySearch — index & images |
| | 1918-1965 | | | 1918-1965 |
| | Passenger lists, passports and travel permits, letters of identity, affidavits of birth, visas and visa requests, and naturalization petitions | | | Passenger lists, passports and travel permits, letters of identity, affidavits of birth, visas and visa requests, and naturalization petitions |
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| | American Samoans | | | American Samoans |
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| | {{RecordSearch|3438751|American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930}} at FamilySearch — index and images | | | {{RecordSearch|3438751|American Samoa, Vital Records, 1850-1930}} at FamilySearch — index & images |
| | 1850-1930 | | | 1850-1930 |
| | Birth, marriage, and death | | | Birth, marriage, and death |
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| | American Samoans | | | American Samoans |
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| | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/583626 Probate records, 1902-1961] at FamilySearch - images | | | {{FSC|583626|item|disp=Probate records, 1902-1961}} at FamilySearch - images |
| | 1902-1961 | | | 1902-1961 |
| | Probate records | | | Probate records |
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| | Property-owning American Samoans | | | Property-owning American Samoans |
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| | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/556557 War damage claims, 1946-1953] at FamilySearch — images | | | {{FSC|556557|item|disp=War damage claims, 1946-1953}} at FamilySearch — images |
| | 1946-1953 | | | 1946-1953 |
| | Land records | | | Land records |