New York, Ogdensburg Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels for the port of Ogdensburg, New York.
 * Roll 1: Arrivals, May 27, 1948-Jan. 2, 1957
 * Roll 2: Arrivals, Oct. 6, 1959-Nov. 28, 1972, and Departures, July 30, 1960-Oct. 31, 1968

The records are arranged in chronological order. The arrival lists mostly contain crew members. It corresponds with NARA publication A3409 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection is arranged chronologically by date of arrival then chronologically by date of departure.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Passenger and Crew Lists


 * Name
 * Length of service
 * Position within the crew
 * Age
 * Nationality
 * When and where signed on to crew
 * Significant remarks
 * Name of vessel
 * Port of departure
 * Date of departure
 * Port of arrival
 * Date of arrival
 * Serial number and form of required foreign service or immigration form

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection,it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * Some other identifying information such the port and date or arrival or departure

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
You can use these lists to:
 * Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
 * Confirm their date of arrival
 * Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
 * Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests
 * Find federal immigration records
 * If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct
 * Continue to search the lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have immigrated at the same time
 * If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors
 * If you do not find the name you are looking for check for variant spellings of their names
 * Please note that when you select an image to view, sometimes the manifest includes more than one page, and when you use the "click to enlarge manifest" link, the image that appears is not always the first page of the record. You may need to click on the "previous" or "next" links to view the remaining pages of the full manifest

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of other localities
 * Consult the New York Record Finder to find other records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of New York.
 * Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records
 * New York Guided Research
 * New York Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step New York Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * New York, Ogdensburg passenger and crew lists, 1948-1972
 * St. Lawrence County. Surrogate's Court. Aliens' reports, 1816-1977
 * St. Lawrence County. Naturalization records, 1844-1906
 * St. Lawrence County. Naturalization records, 1895-1977

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954
 * United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956
 * United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954

Citing This Collection
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