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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
Utah, being entirely inland, has no seaports. Immigrants would have initially arrived at a port on the coast. To search those records, see [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records.''']] Many Latter-day Saint immigrants leaving Europe and Great Britain came on chartered ships from '''Liverpool, England'''. Between 1840 and 1854, '''New Orleans''' was the major port of arrival for Latter-day Saint immigrant ships. Between 1855 and 1890, most of the ships arrived in '''New York, Philadelphia, or Boston'''. Suggestions for help in locating your immigrant ancestor can be found under | Utah, being entirely inland, has no seaports. Immigrants would have initially arrived at a port on the coast. To search those records, see [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records.''']] Many Latter-day Saint immigrants leaving Europe and Great Britain came on chartered ships from '''Liverpool, England'''. Between 1840 and 1854, '''New Orleans''' was the major port of arrival for Latter-day Saint immigrant ships. Between 1855 and 1890, most of the ships arrived in '''New York, Philadelphia, or Boston'''. Suggestions for help in locating your immigrant ancestor can be found under [[Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration|Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
===Online Resources=== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
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*Early pioneers came primarily from the '''New England, mid-Atlantic, and Midwestern states as well as Canada and Great Britain'''. The population of the early settlements grew because of missionary work overseas. British converts formed the largest foreign-born immigrant group followed by the '''Scandinavians'''. Significant numbers also came from '''France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands'''. | *Early pioneers came primarily from the '''New England, mid-Atlantic, and Midwestern states as well as Canada and Great Britain'''. The population of the early settlements grew because of missionary work overseas. British converts formed the largest foreign-born immigrant group followed by the '''Scandinavians'''. Significant numbers also came from '''France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands'''. | ||
*Other Latter-day Saint pioneers came from such divers areas as '''Australia, South Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Near East'''. A few '''African-Americans''' were among the earliest arrivals in Salt Lake. | *Other Latter-day Saint pioneers came from such divers areas as '''Australia, South Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Near East'''. A few '''African-Americans''' were among the earliest arrivals in Salt Lake. | ||
*Members of other denominations | *Members of other denominations migrated to Utah from all parts of the United States and from other countries. The '''California Gold Rush''' and the '''western movement''' brought new settlers. '''Jewish merchants''' established businesses. | ||
*United States '''military personnel''' arrived in the 1850s and 1860s. Some chose to stay when their service ended. | *United States '''military personnel''' arrived in the 1850s and 1860s. Some chose to stay when their service ended. | ||
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*Birthplace | *Birthplace | ||
*Birth date | *Birth date | ||
*Naturalization | *Naturalization information | ||
*Arrival information, if foreign born | *Arrival information, if foreign born | ||