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=== '''Immigration''' === | === '''Immigration''' === | ||
Pre-statehood settlers of Kentucky were mostly of English, German and Ulster Scots descent who migrated from the Atlantic seaboard states. Immigrants from [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] and southwestern [[Virginia|Virginia]] came by way of the Cumberland Gap and over the [[Wilderness Road|Wilderness Road]]. Immigrants from [[Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] came on flatboats and rafts down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. | Pre-statehood settlers of Kentucky were mostly of [[England|English]], [[Germany|German]] and [[Northern Ireland|Ulster Scots]] descent who migrated from the Atlantic seaboard states. Immigrants from [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] and southwestern [[Virginia|Virginia]] came by way of the Cumberland Gap and over the [[Wilderness Road|Wilderness Road]]. Immigrants from [[Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] came on flatboats and rafts down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. | ||
Other early immigrants included small groups of French, Swiss, and Welsh. During the mid-19th century the Ohio River brought many German immigrants and settlers from New England and the Middle Atlantic states. Many Irish settled in Louisville during this time. | Other early immigrants included small groups of [[France|French]], [[Switzerland|Swiss]], and [[Wales|Welsh]]. During the mid-19th century the Ohio River brought many German immigrants and settlers from [[New England|New England]] and the [[Mid-Atlantic|Middle Atlantic]] states. Many [[Ireland|Irish]] settled in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Louisville]] during this time. {{Adoption KYGenWeb}} <br>There was a large [[Kentucky African Americans|African American]] population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area. Further information on specific settlement patterns can be found in county and local histories. | ||
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There was a large [[Kentucky African Americans|African American]] population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area. Further information on specific settlement patterns can be found in county and local histories. | |||
This early history, which "portrayed Kentucky as a natural paradise, where peace, plenty, and security reigned," and contained a narrative of Daniel Boone, became very popular.<ref>[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/3/ "The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (1784) ..."], Digital Commons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.</ref> Filson influenced many of our ancestors to venture out to this newly opening area of settlement: | This early history, which "portrayed Kentucky as a natural paradise, where peace, plenty, and security reigned," and contained a narrative of Daniel Boone, became very popular.<ref>[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/3/ "The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (1784) ..."], Digital Commons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.</ref> Filson influenced many of our ancestors to venture out to this newly opening area of settlement: | ||
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=== Records === | === Records === | ||
Most foreign-born immigrants who came to Kentucky arrived at the ports of New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or other Atlantic and Gulf ports. Passenger lists for these ports are available at the Family History Library | Most foreign-born immigrants who came to Kentucky arrived at the ports of New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or other Atlantic and Gulf ports. [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Passenger lists]] for these ports are available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. For additional details, see: [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
Some published sources about migration to and from Kentucky include: | Some published sources about migration to and from Kentucky include: | ||
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*Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. {{FHL|976.9 W2pe}} These books contain biographies of Kentucky residents who migrated from Maryland. | *Peden, Henry C., Jr. ''More Marylanders to Kentucky, 1778–1828.'' Westminster, Maryland.: Family Line, 1997. {{FHL|976.9 W2pe}} These books contain biographies of Kentucky residents who migrated from Maryland. | ||
See [[Kentucky Minorities]] for sources on | See [[Kentucky Minorities]] for sources on German immigrants to Kentucky. Other sources on emigration and immigration can be found in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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There are maps of several migration trails into Kentucky and other states in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'', 8th ed. Revised. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 1991. {{FHL|973 D27e 1991}}; 6th ed. This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | There are maps of several migration trails into Kentucky and other states in ''The Handy Book for Genealogists'', 8th ed. Revised. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishing, 1991. {{FHL|973 D27e 1991}}; 6th ed. This is a popular source for its capsule summaries of state and county histories and some of the records available in each county.<br> | ||
[[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] | The [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] Wiki article lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to the United States. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Kentucky. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||