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The major port of entry to New England is Boston, Massachusetts. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for Boston for 1820 to March 1874 and 1883 to 1935 (listed in the Family History Library Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS, SUFFOLK, BOSTON - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION). The following indexes are also available: | The major port of entry to New England is Boston, Massachusetts. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for Boston for 1820 to March 1874 and 1883 to 1935 (listed in the Family History Library Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS, SUFFOLK, BOSTON - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION). The following indexes are also available: | ||
'''1820-74'''. These years are indexed in the Supplemental Index . . . Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports . . . ( | '''1820-74'''. These years are indexed in the Supplemental Index . . . Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports . . . (Family History Library films 418161-348). They are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES. | ||
'''1848-91''' (on | '''1848-91''' (on Family History Library films beginning with 205656), 1902-06, and 1906-20 (on Family History Library films beginning with 1724620). They are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under MASSACHUSETTS, SUFFOLK, BOSTON - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. | ||
The Massachusetts State Archives also has Boston passenger lists for 1848 to 1874 and 1883 to 1891. This includes records for the nine years missing from the National Archives records. The 1848 to 1891 index described above is an index to the state lists, but it can also be used for the National Archives records. | The Massachusetts State Archives also has Boston passenger lists for 1848 to 1874 and 1883 to 1891. This includes records for the nine years missing from the National Archives records. The 1848 to 1891 index described above is an index to the state lists, but it can also be used for the National Archives records. | ||
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Incomplete nineteenth-century passenger lists for: | Incomplete nineteenth-century passenger lists for: | ||
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| Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island 1820 to 1870 <br> | | Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island 1820 to 1870 <br> | ||
| | | Family History Library film 830231 <br> | ||
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| Providence, Rhode Island 1820 to 1867 | | Providence, Rhode Island 1820 to 1867 | ||
| | | Family History Library films 830245-46 | ||
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| Newport, Rhode Island 1820 to 1857 | | Newport, Rhode Island 1820 to 1857 | ||
| | | Family History Library film 830236 | ||
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The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for: | The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for: | ||
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| Providence, Rhode Island 1912 to 1916 <br> | | Providence, Rhode Island 1912 to 1916 <br> | ||
| | | Family History Library films 1421060-68 | ||
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| Book indexes, 1911 to 1934 | | Book indexes, 1911 to 1934 | ||
| | | Famiy History Library films 1375940-54 | ||
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More detailed information on U.S. immigration sources is in the United States Research Outline (30972). | More detailed information on U.S. immigration sources is in the United States Research Outline (30972). | ||
Also consult passenger lists of other New England ports and for ports in Canada. Records of Canadian border entries from 1895 to 1949 are on 400 films at the Family History Library ( | Also consult passenger lists of other New England ports and for ports in Canada. Records of Canadian border entries from 1895 to 1949 are on 400 films at the Family History Library (Family History Library films 1472801-1473201). There are also soundex indexes for the records from 1895-1924 and 1924-1952. The records are in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. | ||
Names of immigrants listed in published sources to about 1920 are indexed in P. William Filby,''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,'' 15 Volumes (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-; | Names of immigrants listed in published sources to about 1920 are indexed in P. William Filby, ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,'' 15 Volumes (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-; Family History Library book 973 W32p). The first three volumes are a combined alphabetical index published in 1981. Supplemental volumes have been issued annually. There are also cumulative indexes. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
[[Category:Rhode_Island]] | [[Category:Rhode_Island]] | ||