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'''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]'''
'''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]'''
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
This is a card index to passengers arriving at 70 ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts for the years 1820 to 1874. New York City is excluded from this index.  
This is a card index to passengers arriving at 70 ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts for the years 1820 to 1874. New York City is excluded from this index.  


States and portscovered by this collection include:  
States and portscovered by this collection include:  
*Alabama:Mobile  
*Alabama:Mobile  
*Connecticut:Bridgeport,Fairfield,Hartford,New Haven,New London,Saybrook  
*Connecticut:Bridgeport,Fairfield,Hartford,New Haven,New London,Saybrook  
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|title=United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874
|title=United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
''Passenger arrivals'''
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*Passenger's name [Given and Family Name]  
*Passenger's name [Given and Family Name]  
*Accompanied by  
*Accompanied by  
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*Name of Vessel  
*Name of Vessel  
*Date of arrival
*Date of arrival
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== Collection Content  ==
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Image ===
=== Sample Image ===
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== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The name of your immigrant ancestor
*The name of your immigrant ancestor
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?  ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?  ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Continue to search the index and records to identify other relatives
*Continue to search the index and records to identify other relatives
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
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[[Category:NARA_Emigration_and_Immigration_Records]]
[[Category:NARA_Emigration_and_Immigration_Records]]
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[[pt:Estados Unidos, Índice das Chegadas de Passageiros, Portos do Atlântico e do Golfo (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]]
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