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Most residents came to Washington from other states or from Canada. Although few actual migration records exist, try: | Most residents came to Washington from other states or from Canada. (See [[King County, Washington#Emigration and Immigration|SeattlePassenger Lists]] for those from other countries.) Although few actual migration records exist, try: | ||
:• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Censuses]] (use birthdates and places of children as clues)<br> | :• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Censuses]] (use birthdates and places of children as clues)<br> | ||
:• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Land and Property|Land]] (1st deed may reveal previous residence)<br> | :• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Land and Property|Land]] (1st deed may reveal previous residence)<br> | ||
:• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Death|Death-related records]] of children may give town or county of birth<br> | :• [[{{PAGENAME}}#Death|Death-related records]] of children may give town or county of birth<br> | ||
:• Records of relatives and neighbors<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for WA pages]]</noinclude> | :• Records of relatives and neighbors<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for WA pages]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 3 January 2014
Most residents came to Washington from other states or from Canada. (See SeattlePassenger Lists for those from other countries.) Although few actual migration records exist, try:
- • Censuses (use birthdates and places of children as clues)
- • Land (1st deed may reveal previous residence)
- • Death-related records of children may give town or county of birth
- • Records of relatives and neighbors