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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Latter-day Saints had made the trek across the Great Plains. | *Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Latter-day Saints had made the trek across the Great Plains. | ||
*Early pioneers came primarily from the '''New England, mid-Atlantic, and Midwestern states as well as Canada and Great Britain'''. The population of the early settlements grew because of missionary work overseas. British converts formed the largest foreign-born immigrant group followed by the '''Scandinavians'''. Significant numbers also came from '''France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands'''. | |||
*Other Latter-day Saint pioneers came from such divers areas as '''Australia, South Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Near East'''. A few '''African-Americans''' were among the earliest arrivals in Salt Lake. | |||
*Members of other denominations migrated to Utah from all parts of the United States and from other countries. The '''California Gold Rush''' and the '''western movement''' brought new settlers. '''Jewish merchants''' established businesses. | |||
Early pioneers came primarily from the New England, mid-Atlantic, and Midwestern states as well as Canada and Great Britain. The population of the early settlements grew because of missionary work overseas. British converts formed the largest foreign-born immigrant group followed by the Scandinavians. Significant numbers also came from France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. | *United States '''military personnel''' arrived in the 1850s and 1860s. Some chose to stay when their service ended. | ||
Other Latter-day Saint pioneers came from such divers areas as Australia, South Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Near East. A few African-Americans were among the earliest arrivals in Salt Lake. | |||
Members of other denominations migrated to Utah from all parts of the United States and from other countries. The California Gold Rush and the western movement brought new settlers. Jewish merchants established businesses. United States military personnel arrived in the 1850s and 1860s. Some chose to stay when their service ended. | |||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||