Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

By learning about an ancestor’s immigration to Zion, you may find records that provide clues to births, marriages, and deaths that occurred along the way. You may also find names of children and other relatives in these records. You may also find clues that will help you identify the family’s place of origin.

If your ancestor traveled across the ocean to the United States with a Church company, follow these steps:

* The [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline]] (34111).

* [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=786419&disp=%5BNauvoo+social+history+index%5D%20%20&columns=*,0,0 [''Nauvoo Social History Index'']]. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1983. (FHL fiche 6334931 [set of 6]). This is a personal name index to over 71,000 records including Nauvoo property records, tax lists, ship lists, censuses, family group records, and research notes. Shows the name, sex, and source information for each entry. This indexes passengers on many Church sponsored ships arriving in the United States from 1840 to 1849.

[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=522341&disp=Passageer%2Dliste+for+udvandrerskibene+f%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Passenter-liste for Undvandrerskinbene fra Kobenhaven til Hull, 1872–1894'' [Passenger Lists of Emigrants from Copenhagen to Hull, 1872–1894]]. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948. (FHL film 040994). Text in Danish. This record was created by the Copenhagen police of Latter-day Saint emigrants. It may show name, age, occupation, residence, and marital status.

Taylor, Margery. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=474641&disp=Worldwide+LDS+ship+register%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Worldwide LDS Ship Register, 1840–1913'']. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department, 1991. (FHL book 289.309 T216w; film 1592753). This is a comprehensive list of ships used by Church emigrants. It is arranged chronologically by the departure date. It includes ships that came from Liverpool, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Capetown, Glasgow, and other foreign ports. It lists departure date, ship name, departure port, "LDS roster" (microfilm number for the Church’s emigration register), company leader, arrival date, arrival port, "US roster" (film number for the United States passenger arrival list), references to written accounts of the voyage, and references to a picture or description of the ship.

MORMONS— EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION

Bashore, Melvin L., and Linda L. Haslam. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=594310&disp=Mormons+on+the+high+seas%3B+ocean+voyage%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Mormons on the High Seas: Ocean Voyage Narratives to America (1840–1890)].'' [Salt Lake City, Utah]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1990. (FHL book 289.3016 B291mh; film 1592752 item 5). This is a bibliography of accounts of the voyages made by members of the Church. This is arranged alphabetically by the ship name, and then by the date of the voyage. The latest edition is available in the [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library Historical Department—Church Library].

Jenson, Andrew. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=302564&disp=History+of+the+Scandinavian+Mission%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''History of the Scandinavian Mission'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Press, 1927. (FHL book 948 K2j; film 896938 item 2; fiche 6030136). This history gives accounts of voyages and the adventures while crossing the ocean. It includes detailed descriptions of many Church-chartered ships embarking from England between 1852 to 1890. Check the index to see if your ancestor’s ship is listed. The accounts include the Saints’ journeys across the plains to Utah.

The Church’s movement to the valley of the Great Salt Lake is the largest organized migration movement in American history spanning from 1846 until 1925. This section covers this major migration. For more information about other migration movements see the '''[[LDS Colonization]]''' and '''[[LDS History]]''' sections of this outline.

The [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868] is the Internet version of Melvin L. Bashore's ''Crossing the Plains Index Database''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1998-. The Historical Department—Church Library is adding information from many recently discovered rosters and other sources to this database. Each entry gives the pioneer’s name, age, sex, and the year he or she came and the name of the pioneer company. It sometimes includes birth, death, or other identifying information. This is an attempt to correct and expand previous indexes. This database has the following searches:

''Alphabetical Search''. This search may show individuals with an alternate spelling.

''Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847–1868''. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. (FHL films 298440–42). This card file is also known as the Crossing the Plains Index. It is not complete, but indexes pioneers who crossed the plains before 10 May 1869. The cards are listed alphabetically by the head of the family or group. They usually contain the names of other family members or traveling companions. Each card gives the name of the company, date of arrival in Salt Lake City, or the date the company roster appears in the ''Journal History'' (see the "History" section of this outline).

Jenson, Andrew. ''Index to the Deseret News Weekly 1850–1900''. This indexes several immigrant rosters not available elsewhere. The full citation is in the "Newspapers" section of this outline.

For a bibliography of all known pioneer company rosters see:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Department. ''Church Emigration'', 1831–1881. [Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 199-?] This is available in the Historical Department—Archive Search Room. The information was taken from the ''Millennial Star'' and the ''Journal History''.

Bashore, Melvin L., and Linda L. Haslam. [Database of] ''Mormon Pioneer Companies Crossing the Plains'' ''[1847–1868] Narratives: Guide to Sources in Utah Libraries and Archives''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Dept., 1998-. It is arranged by year and lists each company by date of departure. For each company, it lists sources of accounts alphabetically by author. For each source cited, it gives a summary of the account and list of every name and place mentioned in the original. It includes the repository and call number for each narrative. The staff at the Historical Department—Church Library will search the current database for you. The Family History Library only has the predecessor listed below:

Black, Susan Easton. ''Inscriptions Found on Tombstones and Monuments in Early Latter-day Saints Burial Grounds: Nauvoo, Illinois (Joseph Smith Homestead, and Pioneer Saints Cemetery on Parley Street), Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, West Bank of the Niobrara River, Nebraska, Winter Quarters, Nebraska. N.p.,'' [198-?] (FHL book 973 V3es; fiche 6019028). Entries may include name, birth date, birthplace, death date, headstone markings, location of the grave, nickname, age, or source. This is included in the LDS Family History Suite 2.

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