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Colonial Immigrants: Who They Were and Where They Came From

Mary Hill, AG

Aug 28, 2013

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Content

Welcome

2:29

Introduction

2:32

British Origins

1:26

Historical Background

1:01

Distribution of Immigrants

1:09

Earliest Settlements

2:01

Pilgrims

5:11

Puritans

6:18

Cavaliers & Indentured

10:00

African Diaspora

3:46

Quakers

4:53

Scotch-Irish

8:38

Palatine Germans

6:05

Dutch and Swedes

1:16

French Huguenots

3:28

Passenger Lists

9:18

Other Possibilities

1:52

Announcements / prizes

2:23

Questions / answers

4:14

About this webinar

Between 1607 and 1790, about 900,000 immigrants came to the colonies. Learn about each of the nationalities that came before the Revolutionary War, where they came from, and sources available to identify them.

About the speaker

Mary Hill, AG

Mary E.V. Hill, MLS, AG® (Mid-Atlantic States); worked as reference librarian at BYU from 1989-1992, as genealogy instructor at BYU from 1992-1995, as Family History Library US/Canada Reference consul...

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