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[[Image:Erie Canal Lock 32.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br>[[Image:Champlain map.png|right|400px|Champlain map.png]] | [[Image:Erie Canal Lock 32.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br>[[Image:Champlain map.png|right|400px|Champlain map.png]] | ||
In 1823 the 60-mile (97 km) '''Champlain Canal''' in | [[Champlain Canal|In 1823 the 60-mile (97 km) '''Champlain Canal''' in New York State connected Lake Champlain to the Hudson River]] and thus [[New York City, New York|New York City]], as well as to the [[Erie Canal|Erie Canal]] and rural upstate [[New York Genealogy|New York]]. In 1843 Lake Champlain was also connected by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambly_Canal Chambly Canal] in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]], [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] to the [[Saint Lawrence River]] and thence to the North Atlantic Ocean. [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Champlain_Canal?veaction=edit As canals developed in America settlers were attracted to nearby communities] because the canals provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a canal, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting waterway.<ref name="Erie">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal Erie Canal]" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 15 April 2011)</ref> | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
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The Champlain Canal connection with the Erie Canal made it a natural route for residents of [[Vermont Genealogy|Vermont]] and New York near [[Lake Champlain]] to use to move south and west via the [http://www.eriecanal.org Erie Canal]. The Champlain Canal is part of the [http://www.nyscanals.gov/ New York State Canal System], now mostly used for recreation. | The Champlain Canal connection with the Erie Canal made it a natural route for residents of [[Vermont Genealogy|Vermont]] and New York near [[Lake Champlain]] to use to move south and west via the [http://www.eriecanal.org Erie Canal]. The Champlain Canal is part of the [http://www.nyscanals.gov/ New York State Canal System], now mostly used for recreation. | ||
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*[http://www.eriecanal.org/ Erie Canal website] | |||
=== Canal Route === | === Canal Route === | ||
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=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
Because so many immigrants traveled on | Because so many immigrants traveled on canals, many genealogists would like to find copies of canal passenger lists. Unfortunately, apart from the years 1827-1829, canal boat operators were not required to record or report passenger names to the New York State government. Those 1827-1829 passenger lists survive today in the New York State Archives.[[Erie|<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Erie Canal" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal (accessed 24 June 2009).</ref>]]<span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span> | ||
Prior to the building of the Champlain and Erie canals the settlers in upstate [[New York Genealogy|New York]] were often from New England, especially [[Vermont Genealogy|Vermont]]. Once the canals were finished, setters could also move farther west into [[Ohio Genealogy|Ohio]]. Most of the men who labored to build the Champlain Canal were from [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] and many of them settled near it. | Prior to the building of the Champlain and Erie canals the settlers in upstate [[New York Genealogy|New York]] were often from New England, especially [[Vermont Genealogy|Vermont]]. Once the canals were finished, setters could also move farther west into [[Ohio, United States Genealogy|Ohio]]. Most of the men who labored to build the Champlain Canal were from [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] and many of them settled near it. | ||
=== Internet Links === | === Internet Links === | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champlain_Canal Champlain Canal] in Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champlain_Canal Champlain Canal] in Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.champlaincanal.net/ Champlain Canal] | *[http://www.champlaincanal.net/ Champlain Canal] History, boating information, maps, photos and business services | ||
*[ | *[https://www.eriecanal.org/maps.html Map of the Erie Canal] Modern National Historic Parks style map including the Champlain Canal | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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