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The FamilySearch Wiki article [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] gives more suggestions for finding your ancestor’s place of origin. | The FamilySearch Wiki article [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] gives more suggestions for finding your ancestor’s place of origin. | ||
=== Emigration from the Netherlands === | === Emigration from the Netherlands === | ||
Significant numbers of Dutch emigrants can be found on every continent and in many countries around the world. Hundreds of thousands of people left the Netherlands in several waves of migration. Most emigrants left during the following periods: | Significant numbers of Dutch emigrants can be found on every continent and in many countries around the world. Hundreds of thousands of people left the Netherlands in several waves of migration. Most emigrants left during the following periods: | ||
''' | '''1614 to 1820.''' Emigrants left the Netherlands and migrated to North America, South America, Africa, India, Indonesia, and the West Indies. This included the [[New Netherland]] Colony claimed the shore from Cape Cod to Virginia in North America that lasted from 1614 to 1655 when it was taken over by the English. | ||
'''1820 to 1940.''' More than 250,000 emigrants left the Netherlands and migrated to North America, Indonesia, Africa, and the West Indies. Many of these emigrants were from the provinces of Friesland and Gelderland. Most settled in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. | '''1820 to 1940.''' More than 250,000 emigrants left the Netherlands and migrated to North America, Indonesia, Africa, and the West Indies. Many of these emigrants were from the provinces of Friesland and Gelderland. Most settled in Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. | ||
'''1940 to 1970.''' Thousands of people left after World War II and settled in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. | '''1940 to 1970.''' Thousands of people left after World War II and settled in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. | ||
The Dutch emigrated for several reasons: | The Dutch emigrated for several reasons: | ||
* Hunger | *Hunger | ||
* Suppression by religious and government leaders | *Suppression by religious and government leaders | ||
* The search for new land | *The search for new land | ||
* Emigration agents’ glowing accounts | *Emigration agents’ glowing accounts | ||
* Letters of encouragement from relatives and friends who had gone before | *Letters of encouragement from relatives and friends who had gone before | ||
Emigrants from the Netherlands left records documenting their migration in the country they left as well as in the country they moved to. | Emigrants from the Netherlands left records documenting their migration in the country they left as well as in the country they moved to. | ||