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An especially helpful source on immigration and ethnic groups in Massachusetts is:  
An especially helpful source on immigration and ethnic groups in Massachusetts is:  


Thayer, Mrs. Nathaniel. ''The Immigrants (1830-1929)'' in Volume 4 of Commonwealth History of Massachusetts, pp. 142–71. Edited by Albert B. Hart. New York, NY: The States History Company, 1930. {{FHL|656150|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2ha}}
Thayer, Mrs. Nathaniel. ''The Immigrants (1830-1929)'' in Volume 4 of Commonwealth History of Massachusetts, pp. 142–71. Edited by Albert B. Hart. New York, NY: The States History Company, 1930. {{FHL|656150|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2ha}}  


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
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'''Other Passenger Lists'''. Also consult passenger lists of other New England ports and for ports in Canada. For Canadian border entries from 1895 to 1924, see:  
'''Other Passenger Lists'''. Also consult passenger lists of other New England ports and for ports in Canada. For Canadian border entries from 1895 to 1924, see:  


United States, Immigration and Naturalization Services. ''St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory''. Washington, DC: National Archives Records Service, 1986. (On 400 films, beginning with {{FHL|452590|item|disp=FHL film 1472801 (first of 937 films)}} There are soundex indexes for 1895–1924 and 1924–1952. These records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
United States, Immigration and Naturalization Services. ''St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory''. Washington, DC: National Archives Records Service, 1986. (On 400 films, beginning with {{FHL|452590|item|disp=FHL film 1472801 (first of 937 films)}} There are soundex indexes for 1895–1924 and 1924–1952. These records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
 
=== Ships ===
 
Many ships that sailed from Bristol, England to Boston are described in: ''Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807'' (4 vols.) {{FHL|504033|item|disp=FHL British Books 942.41/B2 B4b v. 38-39, 42, 47}}.


=== Published Sources  ===
=== Published Sources  ===
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Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1700–1750''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FHL|513401|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2coL}} A list of those who emigrated from England to America. Compiled from English public records. Usually gives name, age, occupation, residence, ship, destination, and precise source citation.  
Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1700–1750''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. {{FHL|513401|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2coL}} A list of those who emigrated from England to America. Compiled from English public records. Usually gives name, age, occupation, residence, ship, destination, and precise source citation.  


Bolton, Ethel Stanwood. ''Immigrants to New England, 1700–1775''. Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1931. {{FHL|328742|item|disp=FHL book 974 W2b}} and {{FHL|328741|item|disp=FHL film 874195 item 3}} This list includes names, dates, place of origin, place of settlement, and some family information.
Bolton, Ethel Stanwood. ''Immigrants to New England, 1700–1775''. Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1931. {{FHL|328742|item|disp=FHL book 974 W2b}} and {{FHL|328741|item|disp=FHL film 874195 item 3}} This list includes names, dates, place of origin, place of settlement, and some family information.  


=== Historical Background  ===
=== Historical Background  ===
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> [[Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
 
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> [[Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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''[[Massachusetts_Emigration_and_Immigration|Massachusetts Emigration and Immigration ]].''
 
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