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====Passenger Arrival Records before 1865==== | |||
Passenger arrival records can help you determine when an ancestor arrived and the port of departure. They can also help identify family and community members who arrived together and, usually, the country they came from. | Passenger arrival records can help you determine when an ancestor arrived and the port of departure. They can also help identify family and community members who arrived together and, usually, the country they came from. | ||
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*Mitchell, Brian. ''Irish Passenger Lists 1847–1871: Lists of Passengers Sailing from Londonderry to America. . . .'' Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988. (Family History Library book {{FHL|616310|title-id|disp=973 W3mi}}.) This book contains about 20,000 entries; about half of the people had destinations in Canada. | *Mitchell, Brian. ''Irish Passenger Lists 1847–1871: Lists of Passengers Sailing from Londonderry to America. . . .'' Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988. (Family History Library book {{FHL|616310|title-id|disp=973 W3mi}}.) This book contains about 20,000 entries; about half of the people had destinations in Canada. | ||
====Passenger Arrival Records Beginning in 1865==== | |||
Most immigrants to Canada arrived at the ports of Quebec and Halifax, although many came to New York and then traveled to Canada by way of the Hudson River, [[Erie Canal|Erie Canal]], and Great Lakes. A few arrived in Portland, Maine, then traveled overland to Canada. Surviving lists for Quebec date from 1865 and for Halifax from 1881. | Most immigrants to Canada arrived at the ports of Quebec and Halifax, although many came to New York and then traveled to Canada by way of the Hudson River, [[Erie Canal|Erie Canal]], and Great Lakes. A few arrived in Portland, Maine, then traveled overland to Canada. Surviving lists for Quebec date from 1865 and for Halifax from 1881. | ||
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