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*[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']] | *[[U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin|'''U. S. Immigration Records: Finding the Town of Origin''']] | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Pre-statehood settlers of Louisiana generally came from eastern [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], the West Indies, [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]], and Africa.<ref>Glenn R. Conrad, ''The First Families of Louisiana'' (Baton Rouge, La.: Claitor's, 1970). 2 vols. {{ | *Pre-statehood settlers of Louisiana generally came from eastern [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], the West Indies, [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]], and Africa.<ref>Glenn R. Conrad, ''The First Families of Louisiana'' (Baton Rouge, La.: Claitor's, 1970). 2 vols. {{FSC|238780|item|disp=FS Library 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, United States Genealogy|Ohio]] moved to this new acquisition. | ||
*Slaves were imported from Africa and the Caribbean. | *Slaves were imported from Africa and the Caribbean. | ||
*The French brought indentured servants and convicts into Louisiana. | *The French brought indentured servants and convicts into Louisiana. | ||
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*Later immigrant groups included [[Italy Emigration and Immigration|Italians]], [[Hungary|Hungarians]], and Slavs. | *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 FamilySearch Catalog under: | *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 FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|312843|subject_id|disp=African Americans - Louisiana}} | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|315179|subject_id|disp=African Americans - Louisiana - Biography}} | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|379579|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Minorities}} | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|1251906|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Minorities - Church records}} | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|787506|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Minorities - Civil War, 1861-1865}} | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|428338|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Minorities - Genealogy}} | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|733550|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Minorities - History}} | ||
:*{{ | :*{{FSC|312843|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Minorities - Periodicals}} | ||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog: | The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog: | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|386322|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Emigration and immigration}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|770327|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Emigration and immigration - 18th century}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|733927|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Emigration and immigration - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|789748|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Emigration and immigration - History}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|655230|subject_id|disp=United States, Louisiana - Emigration and immigration - Indexes}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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