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In the early 1800s, traders and trappers came from Canada, Russia, Latin America, and the United States into what is now [[Portal:Oregon|Oregon]] and [[Portal:Washington|Washington]]. In 1811 John Jacob Astor, an American, established the first white settlement in Oregon. Most early settlements of the 1830s and 1840s were in the Willamette River Valley. In 1843 more than 900 emigrants came to Washington from Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa. | In the early 1800s, traders and trappers came from Canada, Russia, Latin America, and the United States into what is now [[Portal:Oregon|Oregon]] and [[Portal:Washington|Washington]]. In 1811 John Jacob Astor, an American, established the first white settlement in Oregon. Most early settlements of the 1830s and 1840s were in the Willamette River Valley. In 1843 more than 900 emigrants came to Washington from Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa. | ||
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The Family History Library has copies of passenger and crew lists from Seattle (Port Townsend) from 1890 through 1921 (55 microfilms). Most Washington immigrants arrived in the United States through the port of New York or other east-coast ports. The Family History Library and the National Archives have records from 1820 to 1943. See the United States Research Outline for more information about these records. | The Family History Library has copies of passenger and crew lists from Seattle (Port Townsend) from 1890 through 1921 (55 microfilms). Most Washington immigrants arrived in the United States through the port of New York or other east-coast ports. The Family History Library and the National Archives have records from 1820 to 1943. See the United States Research Outline for more information about these records. | ||
Records of some ethnic groups in Washington, such as Chinese-Americans and Scandinavians, are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under WASHINGTON - MINORITIES. <!--{12082293962610} --> | Records of some ethnic groups in Washington, such as Chinese-Americans and Scandinavians, are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under WASHINGTON - MINORITIES. <!--{12082293962610} --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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