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=== The History of Emigration from Sweden === | === The History of Emigration from Sweden === | ||
The first Swedish emigrants to the United States left Sweden in 1638 and founded the colony of [[New Sweden|New Sweden]] at present-day Wilmington, [[Delaware|Delaware]]. [[New Sweden|New Sweden]] soon | The first Swedish emigrants to the United States left Sweden in 1638 and founded the colony of [[New Sweden|New Sweden]] at present-day Wilmington, [[Delaware|Delaware]]. [[New Sweden|New Sweden]] soon included villages and forts in what is now [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], and [[New Jersey|New Jersey]]. Although Sweden held the colony for only 17 years, to 1655, this was the start of Swedish immigration to the United States. These Swedish and Finnish emigrants brought the first [[Sweden: Church Records#General Historical Background|Lutheran]] ministers, and first log cabins to America. | ||
Swedes who emigrated from Sweden between 1638 and the early 1800s usually traveled through other European ports. An estimated 1,300,000 people left Sweden between 1820 and 1920. Most of them were farmers, but some were craftsmen and others professionals. | Swedes who emigrated from Sweden between 1638 and the early 1800s usually traveled through other European ports. An estimated 1,300,000 people left Sweden between 1820 and 1920. Most of them were farmers, but some were craftsmen and others professionals. | ||