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Nearly 50 million people have immigrated to the United States. You can gain essential information from immigration records such as your ancestors’ arrival date, port of departure and arrival, names of other family or community members, and the country they came from. | Nearly 50 million people have immigrated to the United States. You can gain essential information from immigration records such as your ancestors’ arrival date, port of departure and arrival, names of other family or community members, and the country they came from. | ||
The United States Research Outline "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Alabama. [[ | The United States Research Outline "[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Alabama. [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] introduces principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor’s original hometown. | ||
During the early 1700s, some French and Spanish families immigrated to the southern coastal area, but most pre-statehood settlers of Alabama came from the older southern states, especially North and South Carolina and Georgia. Many of these were cotton planters of English or Ulster Scots origin. Many slaves were brought to the state. Most American Indians were moved westward to Oklahoma by 1839, but a few hundred Creek Indians still live in southern Alabama. | During the early 1700s, some French and Spanish families immigrated to the southern coastal area, but most pre-statehood settlers of Alabama came from the older southern states, especially North and South Carolina and Georgia. Many of these were cotton planters of English or Ulster Scots origin. Many slaves were brought to the state. Most American Indians were moved westward to Oklahoma by 1839, but a few hundred Creek Indians still live in southern Alabama. | ||