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Portugal DistrictsGoal 3: Learn about Portugal emigration and immigration.
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ALearn about Portugal emigration and immigration.
- Get Started: Learn about Portugal emigration and immigration in this FamilySearch Wiki article, including links to passenger lists and other websites.
FS—Wiki: Portugal Emigration and Immigration
- U.S. Immigration: Learn how to find hometowns for immigrants to both the Eastern and Western United States.
—Portuguese Roots in the Eastern United States—52:56 - 2023
RT—Portuguese Roots in the Western United States and Hawaii—48:26 - 2023
- Wikipedia: Learn about immigration history and demographics in this Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia: Portuguese Americans - Resources: Find more immigration resources for research.
- Explore the Immigrant Ancestors site from Brigham Young University.
Ships
- Explore the
Immigrant Ship lists on the Portuguese Ancestry site. - Explore the Immigrant Ships site. Select a Volume, then choose Portugal as the departure or arrival location.
- Passports & Passengers: Find passport information and passenger lists on the Azores GenWeb site.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for immigration resources. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Antonio Francisco Belle is listed in a Portugal passport document. Use the "FS: Portugal Passports, 1800-1946" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Who is Antonio Francisco Belle's daughter?
- When was she born?
- Where was she born?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Antonio Francisco" as the first name and "Belle" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Antonio Francisco Belle.
- Read the information in the center column.
- His daughter is Maria Gariela.
- She was born on 18 Sept 1879.
- Her birthplace is Cunha Baixa, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
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