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Pre-statehood settlers of Louisiana generally came from eastern [[Canada|Canada]], [[France|France]], [[Germany|Germany]], the West Indies, [[Spain|Spain]], and Africa.<ref>Glenn R. Conrad, ''The First Families of Louisiana'' (Baton Rouge, La.: Claitor's, 1970). 2 vols. {{FHL|238780|item|disp=FHL&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Book 976.3 D2c}}.</ref> During the Revolutionary War many other immigrants arrived from the Atlantic states. When the territory was formed, large numbers of Americans from southern [[Ohio|Ohio]] moved to this new acquisition.  

[[New_Orleans,_Louisiana|New Orleans]] has always been Louisiana's major port.  

The [[Ireland_Emigration_and_Immigration|Irish]] were the largest immigrant group in Louisiana during the nineteenth century. They settled mainly during the 1840s and 1850s. Large numbers of [[Germany_Emigration_and_Immigration|Germans]] arrived in two waves, one just after 1810 and the second between 1840 and 1860. Small numbers of Scandinavians came in the 1820s. Some [[Mexico_Emigration_and_Immigration|Mexicans]] settled here in the 1830s. Later immigrant groups included [[Italy_Emigration_and_Immigration|Italians]], [[Hungary|Hungarians]], and Slavs.  

Records and histories of ethnic groups in Louisiana, including Acadians (“Cajuns”), Blacks, [[Canary_Islands|Canary Islanders]], Chinese, Creoles, French, Germans, and Yugoslavs, are listed in Family History Library Catalog under: {{FHL|379579|subject_id|disp=LOUISIANA-MINORITIES}}

Louisiana received many Irish immigrants from early years of settlement and especially throughout much of the 19th century. The influx of Irish escalated during the [[Ireland_Emigration_and_Immigration|Irish Great Famine]], from 1846-1851 as New Orleans served as a gateway to many who passed through using the Mississippi River to migrate to other states.