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New England, Passenger and Crew Lists

New England, Passenger and Crew Lists

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This collection contains records of passenger and crew lists, who arrived via ships at various ports in New England, United States, between the years 1829 and 1957. Records typically include the name of the passenger, year and place of birth, place of departure, date of arrival, and the ship's name. This collection is comprised of NARA publication A3468.<br><br>The ships arrived at various ports in New England, including Providence, Davisville, Melville, Newport, Quonset Point, and Tiverton in Rhode Island, Fall River in Massachusetts, and New London in Connecticut. Early passenger lists were single-page manifests and recorded minimal information about passengers. Over time, forms were standardized and additional questions were added. By 1907, passenger manifests contained 29 columns and were two pages wide. The addition of names and addresses of relatives both in the United States and in the home country were also added to manifests starting in 1907.<br><br>A common omission for genealogists when dealing with two-page manifests has been to locate the first page and miss the existence of the second. This collection includes single joint images that have been stitched together, so that important information will not be missed.

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