Strategy for tracking Swedish immigrants in the US
Could someone point me towards a strategy for tracking Swedes who have emigrated to America?
For Example, I have looked at Maria Petersdotter born 25 Mar 1873 in Bosgård, Västra Torsås, Kronoberg, Sweden. The household examination (Gumlösa (L) AI:10 (1893-1899) Image 47 / Page 37) indicates that she emigrated to N. America 10 Feb 1893. I can find a passenger list that matches her name and age, arriving in New York Apr 4 1893, which would seem to match the emigration date in the household examination. That record indicates that her intended destination is Cannon Falls, Minn. Not sure where to go from here. As I have looked for Maria Peterssons in US records, Peterson appears to be the married name. Would welcome any suggestions on how one might track immigrants in the US.
Thanks for your help!
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This website is on ancestry. She is the top entry
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Thank you for this - Help me understand how you got to this set of records. It does not just pop up for me when I search for her on Ancestry.
Thanks,
Chris
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Under search at the top go to the card catalog. Then type in Lutheran and it will come up.
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I am still lost. If I put Lutheran in as a key word, I get a number of collections - none seem to be the collection you looked at. What search terms did you put into Ancestry to begin with?
Thanks again!
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When I type in Lutheran it is the third one down. Do you have the full version of Ancestry? This is the first website I use. If they attended the Lutheran church there is a good chance they would show up. It’s harder for females when they immigrate because they usually get married right away. If they come before the 1900 census there is a good chance you can find them in that census because they use the exact month and year of birth. Marriage records are also good if they list parents. I was looking for the marriage when this one came up. If women get married you can still get lucky with the 1900 census if you just put in first name. Months and year (exact) and immigration year.
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Okay, I found it, by dropping the last name from my search terms. So we have her still single in New York from 1918 to 1921. Any thoughts about where I go from her??
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She’s in her 50’s so she probably doesn’t marry. You could look for her in all records and specify that city exactly on the residence line.
check ancestry, my heritage and family search as they will all bring up different results
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Thanks again. I did find additional Lutheran church records, taking her through 1937 in New York - Still single. I did try to find her on the 1920 US census without success. Thanks again for your help.
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Is there a difference between "the full version of Ancestry" and the account that I have through the Church? I don't see any option to "upgrade" under account settings
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You have it all except newspapers. I think
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