Emigration and Immigration Stories
Simply put, Emigration is when a person leaves a country. Immigration is entering a country. Many stories affecting our ancestors can be found, along with the reasons that influenced their decisions. Get to know your ancestors better by turning your hearts to them, and you may discover their wonderful and faith promoting stories.
Factors that Influenced Emigration - (Records of those leaving a country)
· Political.
§ Military conscription (military draft).
§ War (danger, damage, casualties, food and other supply shortages.
§ Displacement and expulsion.
§ Political freedom.
· Religious Factors.
§ Religious persecution.
§ Religious conversions.
· Natural disasters - Earthquakes, Volcanos, Floods, Famine, Epidemics for example.
· Economic hardships
§ Increased population or lack of available land (for the common folk).
§ Lack of work and poor wages.
§ Living conditions.
§ Education.
· Friends and Family Factors.
§ Family members who emigrated, leaving behind loved ones.
§ Friends who emigrated, leaving behind very good friends.
Immigration to North America - (Records of those entering a country)
· Less than one million arrived.
§ 1600’s to 1700’s.
§ Mostly from England, Scotland, France, Germany and Holland.
§ Some were freed convicts; some were indentured servants.
· Over fifteen million arrived.
§ 1800’s to 1860.
§ Mostly from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Holland, Germany, Brittan.
· Over twenty million arrived.
§ 1880 to 1920.
§ Mostly from Russia, Poland, Romania, Austria, Italy.
· Places to look to list a few.
§ FamilySearch.
§ Ancestry.
§ Find My Past.
§ Brigham Young University’s Immigrant Ancestors Project.
§ Ellis Island Family Histories.
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